Why is the child's hand peeling?

In life, children's skin is relatively fragile, because children's skin is particularly delicate, delicate skin is likely to have allergic reactions due to some external factors. Some children may also have skin peeling due to climatic reasons. If the peeling is on the child's hands, it is likely that he suffers from exfoliative keratoses. So, what is going on?

Peeling of the hands and feet is also called "exfoliative keratolysis", "dyshidrosis" and pompholyx. It often occurs on the palms, fingers and soles of the feet. Because the palm epidermis lacks the natural barrier of the stratum corneum, the bleeding and pain caused by palm peeling not only affects the appearance, but also has a certain impact on the patient's social work and life. At the same time, it also increases the chances of contact infection by some pathogens and viruses (hepatitis B, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.). In addition to the palms, the same peeling can also occur on the toes.

[Cause of disease] The cause of peeling of the palms is not clear. Because it is often accompanied by excessive sweating of the palms, some people think it is related to poor sweating. Some people also believe that it is related to fungal infections in other parts of the human body, such as tinea manuum and pedis. This peeling phenomenon will occur on the palms of patients' hands in late spring, summer and autumn every year when the temperature is high and the humidity is high. This is because the stratum corneum of the epidermis separates from the underlying epidermis. At first, some small white spots appear on the palms, and then gradually expand to form dried blisters of varying sizes. A layer of whitish stratum corneum appears on the surface, which can naturally break and fall off like a layer of translucent thin paper. If it continues to fall off, what will be left behind is a large area of ​​pink new growth that looks like a map. If you tear it off without waiting for it to fall off naturally, bleeding and pain will occur. In addition to the palms, the same peeling can also occur on the toes.

Normal human skin can be divided into three parts: epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue. The outermost layer is the epidermis, which is divided into five layers, the most superficial layer is called the stratum corneum. The stratum corneum can fall off naturally. For example, when you comb your hair or scratch your skin, white scales often fall off. These scales are the shed keratin. The skin that falls off the palms is also shed keratin like the scales mentioned above, so it is called "exfoliative keratolysis" in medicine. This peeling is a physiological phenomenon that does not affect physical health, and patients do not need to be overly nervous.

Palm peeling is similar to the "goose palm wind" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed that its onset is mainly caused by blood deficiency and blood dryness, skin malnutrition, and dryness and heat generating wind. It should be treated by nourishing blood and moistening dryness, dispersing wind and relieving itching.

[Treatment Method] Palm peeling is seasonal and tends to heal on its own, generally without the need for special treatment. For patients with more serious or recurrent symptoms, Western medicine often uses sedatives, antihistamines and anticholine drugs for treatment.

1. During the blister stage, the main focus should be on astringency and antipruritic measures. You can apply the Chinese medicine Fu Kang Jie Ointment externally, or you can soak in 10% alum solution.

2. Use medication to protect the newly grown epidermis except during the peeling stage. You can apply Fu Kang Jie ointment externally.

3. For patients with dry skin, thickened keratin and small cracks, they can apply the moisturizing and crack-preventing "Fu Kang Mei Ointment" externally. In addition, be careful not to tear off the stratum corneum that has not been completely peeled off, so as not to cause pain or bleeding.

4. For more serious or recurrent cases, you can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills or Liuwei Dihuang Decoction with modifications: 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15 grams of yam, 10 grams of Cornus officinalis, 10 grams of Moutan bark, 10 grams of Alisma orientalis, and 15 grams of Poria. Add water to 15 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata and 30 grams of Tribulus terrestris, boil and drink. Generally, 3-5 doses are enough to see results.