This disease is a dermatitis of a neuroallergic nature. In its characteristics, it differs from the usual true eczema, and therefore requires a completely different drug treatment. Tilotic eczema is often referred to as callous due to the fact that hyperkeratosis spreads exclusively on the palms of the hands and feet. The disease progresses rather slowly, so many start it, which leads to a deterioration in progress in treatment. Eczema therapy should be comprehensive. Therefore, it is necessary to find out all about the causes of the disease and possible methods of treatment.
Diagnosis of eczema
Having noticed on the arms or legs areas of skin with calluses that appeared for no reason, you must immediately make an appointment with a dermatologist. It is this specialist who will be able to diagnose a disease such as tylotic eczema. A timely visit to a doctor will help prevent the spread of the disease, as well as the development of scars and scars on the skin.
Having a history and determining the frequency of an allergic reaction to the skin, a dermatologist can prescribe immunological tests. When manifested tylotic eczema, diagnosis should be based on the emotional and mental state of the patient. It can inform the doctor about some violations and malfunctions in the body. In this case, the specialist will refer the person for examination to several more doctors to clarify other diagnoses. However, the first thing to say about tylotic eczema is dry skin on a large area of the skin, resembling multiple corns.
Features of the disease
After the dermatologist makes a diagnosis, it is necessary to understand in more detail the causes of the disease, as well as its features. Most often, the manifestation of this type of eczema is associated with the time of year. Its development provokes cold and frosty air. Therefore, in most cases, it occurs in the winter. Too hot weather can also become an eczema provocateur on the arms and legs. Especially with a long stay in tight shoes. Doctors call this type of dermatitis dry, or horny eczema, since the affected areas of the skin are devoid of papules and serous fluid. The disease is acute and chronic.
Causes of the disease
There are no definite and clear reasons accompanying the onset of this disease, since it develops under the influence of many factors. Very often heredity becomes decisive, although even it can manifest itself at a fairly late age in the absence of other reasons. Dermatosis can occur due to:
- endocrine, digestive, immune, cardiovascular diseases;
- imbalance of the nervous system in the form of stress or overstrain.
- diseases of organs such as the kidneys and liver (in this case, toxins are eliminated from the body through the skin);
- metabolic problems;
- fungal infection;
- frequent contact with toxic substances or work in a polluted environment;
- lesions of the skin of a thermal, chemical or mechanical nature;
- hypersensitivity of the skin;
- lack of hygiene;
- chronic infections in the body;
- reduced immunity.
Any of the above reasons, as well as their combination, can lead to the development of eczema of the tylotic species. If you diagnose the disease in a timely manner and proceed to its treatment, you can avoid problems associated with the movement or unpleasant appearance of the palms of the hands and feet.
Symptoms of the disease
It is difficult not to notice the changes in the skin, which are manifested with the development of the disease. Of these, the following should be distinguished:
- Rashes appear on the feet and surfaces of the hands.
- The epidermis is greatly thickened, callus growths grow.
- Affected skin redden.
- Cracks form on the feet, which cause pain when walking.
- The skin becomes dry and rough to the touch.
- Possible swelling.
The more launched tylotic eczema, the thicker the growths on the skin become. Dry eczema often develops in women who have crossed the climax. This is due to hormonal failure in the body. If the treatment of dermatitis is started in a timely manner, the inflammatory process can be prevented, which often results from a serious neglect of the disease.
Therapeutic treatment of eczema
Treatment of allergic dermatitis in adults implies a certain diet, which should exclude the development of an allergic reaction. In addition to the diet, it is necessary to limit contacts with household chemicals, as well as many other irritating factors: heat, cold, frost, tight shoes, etc. Physiotherapy has proven itself in the treatment of dry eczema. It will contribute to the rapid healing of the skin with any type of treatment. Sessions are popular:
- Acupuncture.
- Magnetotherapy.
- UHF
- Electrophoresis Procedures
- Paraffin Wraps.
How to be treated
It is necessary to treat the skin with medicinal compounds. But before purchasing ointments for topical use, it is necessary to obtain the approval of a doctor. Some types of ointments can be used only in the most severe cases, so as not to cause a worsening of the disease. For example, hormonal ointments should be combined with other drugs. This will prevent the skin from getting used to their enhanced action. It is important not only to treat the affected areas with an antiseptic, but also to soften them. If corneal eczema has developed due to menopause, gels and ointments based on the hormone estrogen can be used.
Drug treatment
To get rid of the tylotic form of eczema, you need to not only use local drugs, but also be treated with medications. This is the only way to prevent relapses that often occur with a tendency to dermatitis. A doctor may prescribe one or more types of drugs from the following categories:
- Sorbents.
- Antipsychotics.
- Sedatives.
- New generation antihistamines.
- Eubiotics.
- Hormonal drugs glucocorticosteroids.
- Immunostimulatory.
- Adsorbents.
Most often prescribed antihistamines. Of the new generation of drugs are in great demand such as "Fexofenadine", "Desloratadine", "Cetirizine", "Zirtec" and "Levocetirizine". Antihistamines have the ability to break the pathological chain, acting as a blocker for histamine-sensitive receptors. Such drugs do not have a negative impact on health and are suitable even for those who experience problems with the work of the cardiovascular system. However, you should not use an antihistamine in combination with a medicine of a similar effect, so as not to provoke a complication of eczema.
Treatment appointment
When drawing up a course of treatment, a dermatologist not only prescribes the duration of medication, but also makes possible combinations of different drugs to enhance their effect. That is why it is very important to find a good specialist. Practicing self-medication, you can only exacerbate eczema, making it chronic. The treatment of allergic dermatitis in adults in this form in the future will be much more difficult. Drug therapy for dry eczema is much like the treatment of ordinary dermatitis.
Using folk methods
Combination therapy includes the use of alternative methods of treatment. Fortunately, there are a huge number of recipes that can significantly alleviate the condition of the skin, if tylotic eczema occurs. Among them are the following:
- Cut a small amount of burdock root and brew it with two glasses of boiling water. Then leave the product to insist under the lid for 30 minutes. The finished medicine must be filtered, moistened with cotton pads and applied to eczema-affected skin areas. Compresses can be done as often as dry skin requires.
- Make homemade pickle from cucumbers. This tool perfectly softens the skin, and also relieves itching. However, it must be used with extreme caution. If there are deep cracks on the feet or palms, you cannot treat it with a brine.
- Sea buckthorn oil is good for applications. They can lubricate the skin or apply moistened tissue to it. If there is no sea buckthorn oil, it will be perfectly replaced by olive.
- Softens and heals the skin not only sea buckthorn oil, but also aloe juice. This plant contains a huge amount of nutrients and vitamins that contribute to rapid regeneration. With its juice, you can moisten the bandages and wrap them in the feet and palms. You can also apply a leaf of aloe in the context of the affected skin. Kalanchoe is considered another effective and useful plant if tilotic eczema of the feet appears. Its juice also perfectly treats any manifestations of dermatosis.
Despite the benefits of folk remedies, one should not forget about medical treatment or replace it with home recipes. Only in this way can tilotic eczema be cured forever.
Disease prevention
Even after successful treatment, there are risks of a recurrence of the disease. To exclude them, you must always follow the rules of personal hygiene. It is important to adhere to them not only in domestic terms, but also professionally. Shoes must be carefully selected so that they do not rub or squeeze toes. Weeping, irritated or worn patches on the skin should not be created. When they occur, you need to immediately treat the feet with an antiseptic, not allowing tilotic eczema to appear from this. The causes of her relapse are most often hidden in non-compliance with hygiene rules.
For the prevention of tylotic eczema, changes should be made to the usual daily routine. To maintain immunity, an active lifestyle and a full sleep are very important. Stress and lack of rest have a bad effect on health, creating a favorable atmosphere for relapse. It is also very important to eliminate allergens in food and household. Products that cause allergies should be excluded from food, not only during treatment. If eczema nevertheless has formed, you should immediately contact a dermatologist. An experienced specialist will select the appropriate course of treatment and help stop the development and progression of eczema.
Diet for eczema
Nutrition plays a significant role if tilotic eczema has manifested. Diet, as with any treatment, significantly affects the state of health. Food products that cause allergies can aggravate eczema or provoke a relapse. You can identify allergens with the help of tests that the doctor takes at the reception during the examination. If the specialist did not consider it necessary to determine the forbidden products, you need to independently limit yourself from the most common allergens. Most often, they are various sauces, vegetables and red fruits, juices, fruit and herbal teas, carbonated sweet water, eggs, dairy products.
Of fruits and vegetables, it is necessary to give preference to those that were grown in local conditions. Before heat treatment, potatoes should be soaked for at least two days with the obligatory change of water. It is allowed to eat it only when the level of starch in it becomes minimal. If an itch or other uncomfortable manifestations appear from any dish or product, it is necessary to immediately exclude the allergen from the diet.