How many days does it take for the chickenpox itch to heal

The causes of chickenpox are quite complicated, so the treatment is mainly to eliminate the causes. The first step for patients is to find the real cause of chickenpox so that it can be eliminated and a radical cure can be achieved. For patients whose causes are not obvious, it cannot be cured and may need to be slowly adjusted in life.

Because the cause of this disease is relatively complicated, you should carefully inquire about the medical history, find and eliminate the cause, and cure it to achieve the purpose of relieving itching. Otherwise the itching cannot be completely eliminated. Treat diabetes, nephritis, and liver diseases. If the vulva is itchy, find out whether it is due to intestinal parasites, fungi, or Trichomonas infection, and apply appropriate insecticides and antifungal drugs.

Unexplained chronic pruritus is often related to diet and emotions. Some patients need to change their diet or stop drinking alcohol to relieve the itching. Patients who are under mental stress should feel relaxed and have adequate rest.

(1) Try your best to find out the cause of the disease and treat the primary disease.

(2) Avoid washing with hot water and avoid using irritating drugs.

(3) Take sedatives and antipruritic agents orally.

(IV) Dajingfeng can be used for those with itching all over the body.

(V) Topical medications: 1% camphor calamine lotion, antipruritic cold cream, 5% benzocaine cream and various corticosteroid preparations.

(6) Traditional Chinese medicine treatment.

Topical treatments

(1) Low pH cleaners and lubricants.

(2) Coolants and local anesthetics include menthol, camphor, carbolic acid, and EMLA, a mixture of local anesthetics lidocaine and prilocaine.

(3) Topical antihistamines and topical corticosteroids.

(4) Immunosuppressants.

(5) Strontium salts.

Systemic treatment

(1) Antihistamines, calcium supplements, vitamin C, sodium thiosulfate, sedatives and hypnotics can be used according to the condition of the disease.

(2) Systemic pruritus can be treated with procaine hydrochloride intravenous blockade.

(3) Thalidomide (thalidomide) is used to treat inflammatory skin diseases.

(4) The opioid receptor antagonist naloxone is effective in treating cholestatic pruritus and uremic pruritus.

(5) Ondansetron, a 5-HT receptor antagonist