What ointment to use for nipple eczema

Female nipples are often prone to inflammation, and eczema is relatively common. Although this is not a serious illness, it is very uncomfortable and the complications in the later stages are unbearable. There are many types of eczema, the main symptom of which is extreme itching on the skin surface. Do not scratch it with your hands. Too many germs on your hands can cause new infections. You can use some desensitization drugs for treatment, pay more attention to rest, and drink more hot water.

The causes of eczema are very complex, including internal allergic constitution and various external allergic or irritating factors. Breast eczema is more common in breastfeeding women and can be easily cured after stopping breastfeeding. If the disease persists or only occurs on one breast, care should be taken to rule out eczematous cancer. Common causes of breast eczema include:

External factors: such as sunlight, cold, heat, sweating, friction, and various animal furs, plants, chemicals, cosmetics, soaps, artificial fibers, dyes, plastic products, etc. can induce eczema. Some foods such as eggs, feces, fish, shrimp, crabs, milk and other foreign proteins, especially overeating various stale foreign protein foods during lactation can aggravate some breast eczema.

Internal factors: such as allergic constitution, metabolic, endocrine or digestive tract dysfunction, neuropsychiatric dysfunction, excessive fatigue, mental stress, lesion infection, intestinal parasitic disease, etc.

From the perspective of pathogenesis, this disease is mainly a delayed allergic reaction caused by complex internal and external stimuli. The patient may have a certain eczema constitution and develop the disease when stimulated by certain factors. This disease often involves multiple factors, the causes are complex, and some of them are not clear yet and need further study.

If the condition has not lasted long, for acute eczema, local normal saline, 3% boric acid or 1:2000-1:10000 potassium permanganate solution can be used for washing and wet compressing, and calamine lotion can be used for astringency and protection. Chronic eczema should be treated with appropriate glucocorticoid creams, tar preparations or immunomodulators, such as tacrolimus ointment and pimecrolimus ointment. Add antibiotic preparations for secondary infection. During this period, avoid spicy food, seafood and other irritating foods, tobacco and alcohol, etc.