What to do if the back of my hand is itchy and red

If red spots appear on your arms and they are itchy, you should pay attention. The most common cause is eczema. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is caused by dampness in the spleen and stomach. This is an allergic skin disease with many triggering factors. It may also be caused by athlete's foot or onychomycosis, so it is necessary to understand the cause in time and then carry out symptomatic treatment and conditioning.

What to do if the back of my hand is itchy and red

1. Consider it as eczema on the back of the hand

Its occurrence is related to gastrointestinal dysfunction, which is called spleen and stomach dampness in traditional Chinese medicine. It is an allergic disease. It can be seen in adults and children, but the causes of the disease are different.

Symptoms: Most of them are millet-sized papules, which may be accompanied by scratch marks. In severe cases, excessive scratching may cause the skin to become thickened, rough, and hard, or even cracked.

Most of the small bumps on the back of adults' hands are related to recent contact with things, such as paint, cleaning products such as soap, detergent, etc.; compared with that of children, eczema on the back of adults' hands is more stubborn; and tinea pedis, onychomycosis, etc. will aggravate the condition; therefore, to cure eczema on the back of hands, these factors must be paid attention to. For example, they cannot come into contact with soap, detergent, etc. for at least three months;

For eczema on the back of the hands, apply general anti-allergic ointments such as Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole cream. For severe cases, it is recommended to go to the dermatology department of a local Chinese medicine hospital for a checkup, soak your hands with Chinese medicine, and take Chinese medicine if necessary.

It is recommended to treat it in time. For athlete's foot, you can use topical antifungal drugs such as Daconil. If you have onychomycosis, it is recommended to go to the dermatology department of the local hospital and take some oral antifungal drugs such as itraconazole tablets under the guidance of a doctor.

External stimulation is only one aspect, the fundamental reason lies in the spleen and stomach; most adults with this disease have stomach problems. Of course, some people do not have stomach symptoms, but they can be checked in the hospital; therefore, we should avoid alcohol, tea and other irritating foods, eat regularly, and do not eat too fast.

Small bumps appear on the back of young children's hands, mostly due to contact with sand, sewage, and fibers, etc. The scientific name is sand dermatitis. This kind of problem is not a big deal, just apply some anti-allergic medicine such as Wuji ointment; most of them have partial and picky eating habits, so correcting their bad eating habits is the fundamental thing; for example, if they don’t like to eat vegetables, you can give them some vegetable soup, or chop up the vegetables and add them to the food they like to eat;

Precautions: For adults with eczema on the back of their hands, no matter what the contact is, there must be internal causes; therefore, for stubborn eczema, taking Chinese medicine for conditioning is the most fundamental solution.