What reason is upper body skin pruritus?

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There are many reasons for skin itching, which can be simply classified into four categories: skin inflammation, dryness, infection, or itching caused by internal diseases. The more common reason is because of skin inflammation, also known as eczema, caused by itching. Such as children's atopic dermatitis, often produce extremely itchy skin, and even produce sleep, eat not good allergy children; Seborrheic dermatitis often produces itching on the scalp and face of older patients; Housewives' rich hands, coin eczema, lichen planus, drug allergy, urticaria and so on are all caused by skin inflammation. What reason is upper body skin pruritus? Let's talk about it

What reason is upper body skin pruritus?

Dry skin is also one of the main causes of itching. With the growth of age, sebaceous glands will gradually degenerate, which often makes the skin moisturizing ability of middle-aged and old people (food for the elderly) worse than before. In mild cases, the skin is dry and desquamated, in severe cases, even chapped and bleeding, especially in the lower limbs. Dry, itself will cause itching discomfort, because the winter climate is cold, more common so-called dry caused by winter itching. This kind of scratching caused by dry cracking should avoid using too hot water to bathe and use moisturizing lotion to improve symptoms.

The causes of skin itching are that the number of patients with skin itching caused by cold weather, windy weather, dry climate and other factors is obviously increasing, and itching is generally caused by skin diseases, which is more common in autumn. In autumn, the climate is dry, if the water is not enough, the vegetables (vegetable food) and fruits (fruit food) are eaten less, the frequency of bathing is too frequent, the elderly like to use alkaline soap and lack of Qi and blood, Blood can not nourish the skin, prone to skin pruritus. But if there is obvious persistent or recurrent pruritus, it is often an external manifestation of systemic or visceral diseases.

Neurodermatitis: occurs in the back of the neck or its sides, forearm, thigh, leg, etc. It often appears in pieces, light red or light brown. Severe itching is the main symptom. It may be related to mental stress, excitement, impatience and changes in living environment. Local irritation, allergic constitution, often eat spicy food, etc., may also cause neurodermatitis.

matters needing attention

Patients with systemic pruritus should avoid excessive scratching to prevent secondary infection. Pay attention to the influence of season, temperature, humidity and working environment on the disease, use less alkaline soap as far as possible, reduce the number of baths, wear sweaters or chemical fiber fabrics, often use overheated water to take a bath, etc. are also the causes of systemic skin pruritus.