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Hot and humid weather skin

Summer skin itching and summer eczema

In summer, the skin itches, and the itchy parts vary from person to person. Leg, thigh, trunk, especially waist are common parts. For men who often wear pants in summer, thighs, calves and groin are prone to itchy skin and high temperature in summer. In addition, pants have poor air permeability and do not absorb sweat, especially jeans are thick, so the temperature in the trouser legs is higher, and it will be more humid after sweating, so the skin can't sweat and dissipate heat, and the temperature will definitely rise.

Treatment and prevention

Pay attention to the material of clothes, it is best to choose pure cotton material, and don't wear jeans in hot weather unless you often work in an air-conditioned office. If conditions permit, you can gently wipe the sweaty skin with a wet towel, and fan the wind to evaporate the water, which will make you feel comfortable and cool immediately.

Fungal infection

Hot and humid summer is most suitable for the growth and reproduction of fungi, especially most clothing materials have poor air permeability and are not easy to absorb sweat. So, in the case of love sweating, tinea returned to the trunk, armpit, groin, buttocks and other places. Therefore, sweat spots, tinea cruris and tinea pedis caused by fungal infection are the main causes of skin itching in summer.

How long is the sweat spot on the trunk, that is, back, shoulders, waist, etc. , and widely distributed. Sweat spots are many small dots centered on pores, which are lighter in color, and similar plaques will merge into some large plaques. It was pale pink at first, turned brown after a long time, and finally turned white, slightly itchy, but not painful.

Tinea cruris and tinea pedis Some people feel wet and itchy in groin, buttocks and feet, especially between toes and soles in summer. Brown patches will appear in the groin and buttocks, and the color will become darker after a long time. Toes and soles will blister and peel.

Similarly, it is important to keep the fabric ventilated and keep the skin cool and dry. In addition, drugs for treating fungi can also be used externally. The main component of the liquid is an alcohol solution that inhibits fungi. The former is mostly used for sweat spots, and it is applied once a day after bathing, about one or two weeks. For tinea cruris and tinea pedis, use some ointment and cream to inhibit fungi once in the morning and once in the evening, and then use it for one or two weeks until the skin returns to normal.

contact dermatitis

In summer, allergies are still very common. Some contact dermatitis will worsen or recur in summer. It may be that sweat easily dissolves allergens and adheres tightly to moist skin, so allergic inflammatory reaction occurs, and itching is the first symptom.

Knowing the seasonality of pruritic dermatosis, it is necessary to master its pathogenic factors, so that the treatment and treatment methods are more accurate.