What should I do about allergic eczema on the skin?

Written by Liu Jing
Dermatology
Updated on October 21, 2024
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Eczema is an allergic skin disease with multifactorial triggers. The skin lesions in eczema may present in various forms, including erythema, papules, vesicopapules, blisters, as well as exudation, crusting, and scaling, accompanied by varying degrees of itching. Based on the duration of the disease, eczema can be classified as acute, subacute, or chronic, and can occur anywhere on the body. It is necessary to enhance skin moisturizing care and provide symptomatic treatment such as anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory measures. Oral medications such as levocetirizine tablets, total glucosides of paeony capsules, and tripterygium glycosides tablets can be used. For the skin lesions caused by eczema, topical steroid ointments can be applied for early symptom control, which can later be switched to non-steroidal medications, such as ketoprofen cream, oxibendazole cream, and compound heparin sodium cream, etc. (Please follow the doctor's prescription for medication use.)

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