What are the symptoms of eczema

Eczema is a common skin disease, in which small bumps appear on the body and are extremely itchy. Patients cannot help scratching them with their hands. However, if they use too much force, the bumps may easily break and form pustules, which seriously affect the beauty of the skin and cause great pain to patients. It is important to understand the symptoms of eczema and treat it in time if it is discovered early. Don’t wait until the condition becomes serious, as it will be more troublesome to treat it, and some cases will even leave scars.

Eczema is a relatively stubborn skin disease, and is caused by many factors. Therefore, treatment requires not only medication, but also dietary adjustments, lifestyle adjustments, and other joint efforts to stay away from the pain caused by eczema. Here are some symptoms of eczema:

1. According to the manifestation of skin lesions, it is divided into three stages: acute, subacute and chronic.

(1) Acute eczema lesions initially appear as numerous densely packed millet-sized papules, papulovesicles or small blisters with a flushed base that gradually merge into patches. Due to scratching, the papules, papulovesicles or blisters may show obvious punctate exudation and small erosive surfaces with unclear edges after being scratched. If secondary infection occurs, the inflammation will be more obvious and may form pustules, pus scabs, folliculitis, furuncles, etc. Conscious severe itching. It often occurs on the head, face, behind the ears, distal limbs, scrotum, and perianal area, and is often distributed symmetrically.

(2) Subacute eczema After the inflammation of acute eczema is alleviated, the skin lesions are mainly small papules, scabs and scales, with only a small amount of papulovesicles and erosions. Still have severe itching.

(3) Chronic eczema often turns into chronic eczema due to repeated attacks of acute or subacute eczema; it may also start as chronic eczema. The symptoms include thickening and infiltration of the skin in the affected area, brown-red or pigmentation, rough surface, scaling, or scabs due to scratching. Conscious itching. It is commonly found in the calves, hands, feet, elbows, popliteal fossa, vulva, and anus. The course of the disease is uncertain, prone to relapse, and difficult to heal.

2. According to the scope of skin lesions, it is divided into two categories: localized eczema and generalized eczema.

(1) Localized eczema occurs only in specific parts of the body and can be named according to the part of the body, such as hand eczema, vulvar eczema, scrotal eczema, ear eczema, breast eczema, perianal eczema, and calf eczema.

(2) Generalized eczema has multiple lesions that spread or scatter to multiple parts of the body. Such as nummular eczema, autosensitive eczema, and xerotic eczema.

The above introduces the symptoms of eczema. I hope it can help you better identify your own condition. Do not underestimate eczema and think it is an ordinary skin disease. Once the condition worsens, it will be quite troublesome to treat, and the disease is prone to relapse. Even if it is cured, you still need to do a good job of prevention and do not take it lightly. Pay attention to personal hygiene, do not abuse cosmetics, and also pay attention to dietary adjustments, staying away from spicy and other irritating foods. Only by being careful in every aspect can you avoid the recurrence of eczema.