What are the obvious symptoms of eczema in the early stages?

No matter what disease it is, it will gradually become more serious. Many people do not pay attention to the early symptoms of the disease, so they start treatment only when the disease becomes serious. So what are the early symptoms of eczema that people need to pay attention to?

1. According to the manifestation of skin lesions, it is divided into three stages: acute, subacute and chronic.

(1) Acute eczema skin lesions initially appear as numerous, dense, millet-sized papules, papules, or small blisters, with a flushed base, which gradually merge into patches. Due to scratching, the papules, papules, or blisters are scratched to reveal obvious punctate exudates and small erosions with unclear edges. If secondary infection occurs, the inflammation becomes more obvious, and may form abscesses, scabs, folliculitis, and ulcers. There is a spontaneous and severe itching sensation. It is common on the head, face, behind the ears, distal extremities, scrotum, and perianal area, and is often distributed symmetrically.

(2) Subacute eczema After the acute eczema symptoms have subsided, the skin damage is mainly small papules, scabs and scales, with only a small amount of papules and erosions. Severe itching still exists.

(3) Chronic eczema often turns into chronic eczema due to repeated attacks of acute or subacute eczema. It may also be chronic eczema from the beginning. The symptoms are thickening and infiltration of the skin in the affected area, brown-red or pigmented, rough surface, covered with scales, or scabs due to scratching. The patient feels severe itching. It is common in the calves, hands, feet, elbows, popliteal fossa, vulva, anus, etc. The course of the disease is uncertain, it is easy to relapse, and it does not heal for a long time.

2. According to the extent of skin damage, it is divided into two categories: localized eczema and generalized eczema.

(1) Localized eczema

If it only occurs in a specific part of the body, it can be named according to the part, such as hand eczema, vulvar eczema, scrotal eczema, ear eczema, breast eczema, perianal eczema, calf eczema, etc.

(2) Generalized eczema

There are many skin lesions, which are widespread or scattered in many parts of the body, such as nummular eczema, autosensitive eczema, and xerosthenic eczema.