What is chapped eczema?

Chapped eczema is one of the common types of hand eczema, mainly appearing on the patient's limbs and hands. Chapped eczema on the anterior tibia is more common in the elderly. Because the affected area is more active, cracking will occur, so it is called chapped eczema. The cause of this disease is related to allergies. Most patients are people who are in long-term and frequent contact with irritants, such as dishwashers and domestic workers who are exposed to detergents, soaps, etc., or painters and dyers who are exposed to paints and dyes. Chapped eczema can cause various troubles and pains to patients. In addition to avoiding contact with allergens, active treatment is also required to prevent the disease from progressing and infecting other parts of the body.

Causes of chapped eczema

This disease is more common in winter when the air is dry, sebum secretion decreases, and it is triggered by frequent washing with hot water.

Clinical manifestations of chapped eczema

This disease is more common in the limbs and hands, especially in the anterior tibia in the elderly. Hand eczema often occurs on the back of the fingers and the palm of the fingertips, and can spread to the back of the hand and wrist. The boundaries are unclear or there are small flaky skin lesions. When it becomes chronic, there is infiltration and hypertrophy, and cracks occur due to finger movement. Hand eczema can also occur on the palm side, which is localized, but the edges may not be very obvious, and cracking often occurs in winter. Because hands often come into contact with external substances, the condition of the disease is changeable. Pretibial chapped eczema is characterized by dry skin, fine cracks, and mild desquamation.

The dangers of chapped eczema

Mental Distraction

Due to the appearance of many cracks due to eczema, the skin appears light red in color, which is very painful and itchy. Patients want to scratch but cannot, which makes it difficult and distressing. It can easily lead to mental depression, trance and other mental mechanism disorders. Once the mental system is disturbed, it will cause disorders in other internal systems, the endocrine system being one of them. Endocrine disorders can cause the occurrence of other diseases. In severe cases, it can endanger life.

Affects work and rest

It disrupts the normal work and rest schedule, disrupts the biological clock, makes people irritable day and night, and directly affects human health. The quality of sleep cannot be guaranteed, resulting in the inability to function normally in life and work. If it is not good for a long time, it will shake people's beliefs, and even worse, it will cause abnormal reactions such as inferiority complex and bad temper. In addition, taking a long walk outside can make people feel sleepy, drowsy, tired, and prone to traffic accidents. Life-threatening. Elderly people suffering from eczema need to pay more attention. The elderly have shallow sleep, and if the itching due to eczema continues and causes restlessness, their physical fitness will decline faster. If the consequences are serious, it will cause inconvenience in movement.

Damage to image

After the onset of chapped eczema, silvery-white dry debris appears, connected to red papules and with tile-like cracks, which greatly affects the appearance. If the treatment is not thorough, the surface skin will be pigmented and leave scars. Patients should avoid external stimulation and do not use hot water or soap to clean the affected area. Especially in winter, which is the peak season for chapped eczema, the weather is dry and sebum secretion is low. The skin of the affected area is thickened, dry, and rough. If not properly cared for, large-scale erosion is likely to occur.

Large hereditary

Eczema is highly hereditary. Generally, people who inherit allergic constitutions are mostly caused by allergens. The inheritance rate from parents reaches 70%, and the inheritance rate from parents as single carriers reaches 50%, so I have to pay attention to the care and recurrence of chapped eczema. Usually hereditary eczema begins to appear as a rash in infancy. After the rash appears, it is necessary to observe changes in symptoms frequently to prevent the disease from worsening and causing more trouble.