Skin diseases in the cold season are easy to relapse

Cold weather near the Tet holiday is an easy time to develop allergic allergies. Dermatologists recommend that people should take precautions, early detection, timely treatment, proper treatment, avoid dangerous complications.

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'The cold season of the most common skin diseases is eczema, urticaria, dryness or dryness of fish scales. In some cases, adults have severe urticaria to the degree of laryngeal edema which causes compression, shortness of breath, emergency hospitalization, ' said Dr. Huynh Huy Hoang, a doctor (BS).

Common skin diseases in the cold season:

Baby milk eczema

The skin disease mentioned above is caused by a basic factor. When there are changes in the living environment, the disease is easy to trigger, mainly occurs in the cold season. Dr. Huynh Huy Hoang said, about a month ago, the number of patients with eczema increased. Milk eczema only occurs in children under two years of age, beginning to appear when children are three to four months old.

Babies with eczema have a red rash and blisters. These pimples break, discharge and close the membrane. Once the disease becomes severe, the skin with eczema has pus, yellow discharge, itching.

For children with eczema, when the weather changes, parents need to keep them warm . Once the disease comes out, depending on the situation, there will be different treatments. Most doctors will give anti-infectious drugs, instruct parents not to bring children to crowded places, do not kiss children.

Cold weather will be reduced but it can recur many times. Babies with eczema will usually get better when they are two years old.

Severe urticaria causes difficulty breathing, even death

In the group of skin diseases in the cold season, urticaria is quite dangerous because it can become severe, laryngeal edema, tracheostomy which makes it difficult for patients to breathe, face the risk of death if not promptly hospitalized.

Symptoms of urticaria are nodules, enlarged, itchy, floating rashes on the face and body, lips swollen, feeling tense. Usually symptoms of rash, edema of urticaria persist from 15 minutes to an hour, relapse many times.

For people who have good conditions or suffer from urticaria, it is best to avoid cold wind, wear warm, wear a mask, and put on a scarf. When the urticaria is floating, just waiting for it to pass, if it is difficult to breathe, the patient needs to be hospitalized immediately.

Dry, dry skin of fish scales

In addition to eczema and urticaria, dry eczema, fish scales dry skin is also a group of diseases that encounter quite a lot in the cold season.

Having dry eczema, the skin of the palms, feet of the patient is rough, cracked. Although it is not itchy, the disease brings a feeling of tension and discomfort.

Dry skin of fish scales often occurs in the lower legs. People with this disease are the skin where the legs dry up, forming white scales (like fish scales). Like dry eczema, fish scales dryness is not itchy, but it has aesthetic effect.

Treatment of dry, scaly, dry skin, should apply moisturizing cream, especially without long bath, avoid overheating or use scented shower gel, antiseptic solution (because it will make skin dry, make aggravation).

'With a localized allergic condition, patients often know about their onset of disease. If you know how to prevent and live with the disease, you can limit the frequency of onset of the disease, and if the disease occurs at a softer level, less impact on health and quality of life , 'Dr. Hoang to speak.