How to treat eczema?

The treatment of eczema should first avoid inducing and aggravating factors, and pay attention to the following aspects in life: First, avoid irritating foods such as seafood, peppers and alcohol. Second, avoid excessive washing, especially in winter in the north. Third, try to wear cotton close-fitting clothes. Fourth, patients with dry skin should strengthen the use of humectants. 1. For localized eczema, patients with skin lesion area 10%-30% can only be treated externally, and different dosage forms of external drugs can be selected according to the types of skin lesions. 2. Acute eczema with exudation and blisters can be wet-compressed with boric acid solution, ethacridine lactate solution or normal saline. 3. For subacute eczema with erythema and papules, zinc oxide paste or adrenal cortex cream can be used. 4. For chronic eczema with hypertrophic plaque, hormone ointment, hard ointment and tincture should be selected for treatment, and moisturizer should be used. 5. For eczema with large skin damage, systematic treatment is needed, such as oral antihistamine treatment. 6. For severe eczema, glucocorticoid can also be systematically applied for short-term treatment. In addition, eczema can also be treated with traditional Chinese medicine.