Initial symptoms of ichthyosis

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There are hard skin on both hands. Those places seem to be horny and itchy. The total area of the two affected areas is about the size of my palm. Once I scratch, I can't help scratching all the time. The doctor said that this is ichthyosis. Better after treatment, let's take a look at the initial symptoms of ichthyosis.

Initial symptoms of ichthyosis

Symptom 1: the disease is distributed symmetrically on the extension side of limbs and trunk, especially on the extension side of elbow and knee. Flexion side can also appear, the back of the hand often has hair follicle keratin damage, accompanied by palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. General face, scalp, cubital fossa, armpit, parotid fossa, vulva, and buttock fissure are often not invaded. It is more severe in winter and less severe in summer. Patients often have ectopic constitution, such as hay fever and asthma.

Symptom 2: epidermolysis hyperkeratosis ichthyosis, also known as bullous ichthyosis like erythroderma, is rare in clinic. At birth or a few hours after birth, there are generalized erythema and scales. After the scales fall off, there are red skin all over the body, widely distributed bullae, and there is no scar after the blisters are healed. With the increase of age, blisters and red skin gradually reduced and subsided, manifesting as verrucous hyperkeratosis, especially in elbow fossa, armpit, groin and other flexion and intertrochanteric parts.

Symptom 3: autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgaris. This type is a common mild ichthyosis. If one or both parents suffer from ichthyosis, there are often patients at home, but there is no gender difference. It often occurs in childhood, and the symptoms are relieved or disappeared in adulthood. The skin lesions were different in severity. The mild cases were only dry in winter, without obvious scales, and there were powdery debris after scratching. In common cases, besides dry skin, gray brown or dark brown rhombic or polygonal scales can be seen, with central fixation and free edge.

matters needing attention

I would also like to emphasize: eat vitamin containing foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables. Generally speaking, patients with ichthyosis should avoid shrimp, seafood, wine and spicy food. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that shrimp and seafood are fishy and easy to turn hot wind; wine, scallion, garlic, pepper and other foods are warm and helpful to heat, and taste spicy and dispersive. Partiality to these foods or improper eating can make the spleen and stomach disharmony and induce or aggravate the disease. But also don't avoid too strict, too wide, this will not only affect the health, but also adverse to the recovery of the disease. Patients should pay attention to increase nutrition, eat more carrots, fresh vegetables, fruits and animal liver, egg yolk, beans food, do not smoke and drink.