The diagnosis of "wetting eczema" is in most cases so obvious that doctors do not have doubts about its correctness after a routine visual inspection, therefore additional studies are assigned only in exceptional cases. It is believed that women are more than 40 years old exposed to this dermatosis.
Wetting Eczema - Causes
The considered pathology is polyethological, which means the presence of several different factors and conditions for its development. So, the fundamental roles in this case are hereditary-genetic, metabolic-endocrine, allergic and neurogenic factors. Specifically, the causes of wet eczema are associated with the following irritants:
- pathology of the endocrine system;
- chronic infectious processes in the body;
- psychoemotional loads;
- metabolic failures;
- disorders of the functioning of the digestive system;
- taking medications;
- exposure to allergens;
- influence of occupational hazards, etc.
As for allergic factors, wet eczema as a response of the immune system can develop under the influence of a variety of allergens coming from food, inhaled air, directly affecting the skin tissue. More often these are food products (chocolate, citrus, smoked products, honey, etc.), cosmetics and household chemicals, costume jewelery.
Wet eczema - symptoms
Manifestations of the disease are of an acute nature, expressed clearly, specifically. The pathological process only in rare cases affects one site. More often wet eczema, as it is called in a folk way, moksyaschy deprive, begins with the head or hands, gradually capturing other areas of the body. The clinical picture is described by the presence of rashes, which are simultaneously at different stages of their development:
- The smallest bubbles on the background of red swelling tissue with serous contents inside, which are rapidly opened.
- Point erosions ("serous wells"), releasing exudate and forming an extensive wet surface without clear boundaries.
- Yellowish-gray crusts, from below which the epithelium is renewed.
All these manifestations are accompanied by itching - weak or intense, leading to irritability, sleep disturbances. The disease quickly turns into a chronic stage, characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation of symptoms. Over time, the areas that are constantly exposed to an exemplary lesion become denser, the cutaneous pattern on them becomes more distinct. There is also peeling, painful cracks appear, a secondary infection can be associated with the formation of pustules.
Wetting eczema on the hands
A common phenomenon is wetting eczema on the hands and fingers. More often lesions are localized on the flexor-extensor surfaces, on the palmar region. Noticing such a symptom in someone from the surrounding, you involuntarily think about whether this disease is contagious. It is worth knowing that eczema is not transmitted from person to person, but in the presence of an infectious complication there is a small risk of "catching" microbes nevertheless in case of close contact.
Wet eczema on the legs
Lower extremities are also often affected by this type of dermatosis, and if there is a wet eczema on the toes or feet, the risk of joining the fungal infection is quite high, especially if there is no proper therapy and wearing poor-quality footwear. With prolonged chronic course of the disease with localization on the plantar surface, corpuscular hyperkeratotic formations with cracks may appear. Complications of the course of the disease with foci on the legs are varicose veins.
Wetting eczema on the face
Huge discomfort delivers wetting lichen-eczema in a person on the face, because his symptoms are a significant defect in appearance. This often provokes the appearance of psychological problems in patients. Inflammatory foci mainly located in the perioral zone, on the chin, near the nose, eyebrows, less often affect the skin of the cheeks.
How to treat wet eczema?
With the diagnosis of "wetting eczema" treatment is required to be carried out in a comprehensive manner, taking into account the main provoking factors. Both local and complex therapy are needed to not only eliminate symptoms, but also to influence possible or identified causes of the disease. Important non-drug methods, including:
- exclusion of allergens;
- dietetics (mainly recommended hypoallergenic milk-vegetable diet);
- rejection of bad habits;
- compliance with normal sleep and rest;
- prevention of stress, emotional and mental overload;
- the use of special cosmetics for daily care (means for washing and showering, creams, shampoos, etc.) - for atopic, dry and itchy skin;
- wearing clothes and shoes only from natural materials.
Also, patients with mopping eczema should avoid visiting saunas, baths, swimming pools, avoid overheating of the body, prolonged contact with water. After weakening of inflammatory processes in tissues, patients can be recommended a course of physiotherapeutic procedures, for example: cryotherapy, laser therapy, ozone therapy, magnetotherapy, ultraviolet irradiation, etc.
Ointment from damp eczema
With the introduction of ointments in drug treatment, wet eczema can be resolved more quickly if this drug is able to quickly stop the inflammatory process and relieve itching. For the application and treatment of the affected areas, another remedy can also be used from a wet eczema - in the form of a cream, gel, solution, powder. Often, the following drugs are prescribed:
- local corticosteroids;
- antipruritic means;
- preparations of drying effect;
- antiseptics ;
- local antibacterial or antimycotic drugs (in case of secondary infection).
Tablets from wet eczema
As preparations of systemic action in the tablet form with the disease are used:
- antihistamines ;
- immunocorrectors;
- sedatives;
- vitamins.
If the pathology under consideration is provoked by any chronic pathologies, appropriate medications are selected to stabilize the functioning of the organism. Systemic antibiotics with mocclosing eczema are prescribed in exceptional cases, when there is an extensive, hard-working pustular lesion of the skin.
Wetting eczema - treatment with folk remedies
With alternative methods for this disease should be extremely cautious, because. a lot of traditional medicine can cause violent allergic reactions. Therefore, be sure to discuss this issue with your doctor. Folk recipes for the treatment of wet eczema include both external drugs and drugs for internal use. Basically, they are prepared from substances of plant origin.
Lotion with wet eczema
Gadgets are an old but effective way to relieve dermatological problems. By short-term, but frequent and regular exposure to the affected surface of the skin, a significant reduction in unpleasant symptoms can be achieved. If there is a wet eczema on the legs, how to treat it, will prompt the following most effective recipes of traditional medicine, time-tested.
Treatment of wet eczema on the feet with honey-potato lotion
Ingredients:
- potatoes - 1 pc .;
- honey - 1 table. a spoon.
Preparation and use
Wash fresh potatoes, grate with a peel and combine with honey. Put the composition in a thin cotton cloth or a folded in a few layers of gauzes and attach to the lesion, fastening with a bandage. Change the lotion every two hours.
Getting rid of pathology by means of the cabbage
Ingredients:
- chopped white cabbage - 3 table. spoons;
- egg white - 1 pc.
Preparation and use
Combine the ingredients and mix well, then put the mixture in a cotton or gauze cloth. Attach to the inflamed area for a couple of hours, then change the lotion to a new one.
What herbs drink with soaking eczema?
Decoctions and infusions on the basis of medicinal plants are an integral part of folk healing, including wet eczema must be treated with ingestion of herbs inside. Suitable plants in this case are:
- yarrow;
- sage;
- burdock root;
- sorrel sorrel;
- burdock;
- lavender;
- juniper;
- nettle;
- three-leafed watch;
- chamomile;
- calendula and others.
If you use these folk remedies in parallel with the main therapy prescribed by your doctor, soaking eczema will recede faster, it will be much less likely to recur. Their action is aimed at normalizing the functioning of the digestive system and improving the functioning of the immune system. Having chosen this method of treatment, it is necessary to observe the regularity of reception and to conduct phytotherapy in courses.
Recipe for infusion
Ingredients:
- horsetail field - 3 teas. spoons;
- St. John's Wort - 3 teas. spoons;
- Yarrow - 3 teas. spoons;
- corn stigmas - 2 teas. spoons;
- Nettle - 2 teaspoons. spoons;
- Sage - 1 teaspoonful. a spoon;
- wormwood - 1 teaspoonful. a spoon.
Preparation and use
Combine and mix all the components of the collection, select one tablespoon. Pour a glass of hot water and set on a water bath, hold for a quarter of an hour. Then remove from heat and set to cool, drain and bring to the original volume with clean water. Use infusion three times a day for half an hour before a meal on a third of the glass. Therapeutic course is three months.