Skin disease cold season

Skin irritation due to cold:

The itching in the cold is caused by the body's hypersensitivity to the vasodilatation, which causes the blood plasma to overflow into the blood vessels, invading tissue that causes itching and swelling. In addition, the regulating function of sweat glands, restricted sebum production also makes the skin dry. Normal skin produces organic substances like organic acids along with sweat. Organic acids keep the skin oily, elastic, against the invasion of bacteria, fungi, parasites, dirt ... Expressions of cold weather itch can be from Severe shading, especially at night when sleeping. Itching due to the weather only treats each episode, can not be cured permanently. For some patients, when the weather is warm, the itching also ends. The effective way to limit itching is to clean the skin, but when bathing, use only warm water. When severe itching should go to the dermatologist to be prescribed medicine because if scratching will cause skin scratches, infections and dermatitis.

Dermatitis is usually chronic, which can last for a while, then recur. The disease is family-like. The colder and drier the weather, the thicker the skin, the dry, the white and the itchy. Skin prone to severe dryness and many scratch injuries are usually underarms, breasts, groin, elbows, and legs. Some people do not tolerate itching so much, so thicker skin looks like a buffalo neck. Treatment is not easy because of bacterial infections, medications or side effects. The patient does not scratch, do not scrape, do not rub. Should be washed gently with normal water 2 times, do not use soap.

Cracking of the lips and cracking of the heel:

When the lips are cracked, first the lips are dry, scaly, gradually lead to cracking, causing pain, bleeding. If not treated properly, the lips will be eczema, infection, difficulty eating and loss of aesthetics. Cracked heel with thickening of the skin, there are cracks along the heel or toe. Over time, the cracks are longer and deeper, causing pain, bleeding, difficulty walking and easy infection if not kept clean. This phenomenon may also occur in the skin of the hands but less in the legs.