What oral medicines are effective for eczema?

The most common treatments for eczema are oral and topical medications. Oral medications can use some antihistamines, which have anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and bactericidal effects. In addition, some injectable drugs can also be used, mainly some glucocorticoids, but this type of drug has obvious side effects, so it cannot be taken for a long time. In addition, some traditional Chinese medicine can also be used for treatment, and the effect is also very good.

Treatments for eczema

If you suffer from eczema, timely treatment will help you recover faster. If it is not treated for a long time, it may develop into chronic eczema, which will make treatment more difficult. Therefore, if you suffer from eczema, you should seek timely treatment.

1. General treatment

①Try to find the cause of the disease as much as possible, isolate the allergen, and avoid further stimulation. Remove lesions and treat systemic chronic diseases such as indigestion, intestinal parasitic diseases, diabetes, mental and neurological abnormalities, varicose veins in the lower legs, etc.

② Pay attention to skin hygiene, do not use hot water or soap to clean skin lesions, and do not use irritating antipruritic drugs.

③ Avoid alcohol, spicy and irritating foods, avoid foods that are easy to cause allergies and difficult to digest, such as fish and shrimp, and pay attention to the relationship between diet and the onset of the disease.

④ When suffering from eczema, patients should pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and avoid excessive fatigue and excessive mental stress.

2. Internal therapy

Choose antihistamines to relieve itching, and use two together or alternately if necessary. Generalized eczema can be treated with oral or injected corticosteroids, but they should not be used for a long time.

3. Physical and radiotherapy

Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, superficial X-ray or radionuclide (32P or 90Sr) application therapy, etc. can be used for chronic localized eczema with a long duration and stubbornness.

4. Topical therapy

Choose appropriate dosage form and medicine according to the condition of skin lesions. For acute eczema, local washing and wet compresses with normal saline, 3% boric acid or 1:2000-1:10000 potassium permanganate solution, and calamine lotion for astringency and protection. Subacute and chronic eczema should be treated with appropriate glucocorticoid creams, tar preparations or immunomodulators.

Prognosis

Eczema is a disease that is prone to recurrence and the course of the disease can be prolonged. Acute eczema can usually be cured after 2 to 3 weeks of treatment, while chronic eczema and subacute eczema can be cured after several weeks, but they are prone to recurrence.