Can I take a hot spring bath if I have scrotal eczema?

Scrotal eczema is a relatively stubborn disease. You should keep your underwear clean and wear pure cotton and breathable underwear to avoid aggravating the scrotal eczema. Scrotal eczema cannot be scratched by hand or washed with hot water, so it is not allowed to soak in hot springs. When washing, you should also avoid using shower gel or soap to wash. You should use special scrotal eczema medicine to wash. Now, let's take a look at the causes of scrotal eczema!

Causes

The causes of scrotal eczema are complex and include both internal and external factors.

1. Internal factors

People with allergic constitutions, those who are under long-term mental tension and have large mood swings are prone to this disease. In addition, people with certain diseases, such as chronic digestive system diseases, endocrine disorders, and metabolic disorders, are also prone to this disease under the influence of external factors.

2. External factors

(1) Underwear factors: This is mainly due to the unreasonable design of traditional men’s underwear.

(2) Drug factors: Drug factors are the main cause of certain eczemas, especially eczema-type drug eruptions.

Clinical manifestations

1. Acute scrotal eczema

The main symptom is itching, and patients often discover the disease because of itching in the scrotum. As the disease progresses, the itching gradually worsens, and scratching cannot relieve the itching. In severe cases, it affects sleep and work.

2. Chronic scrotal eczema

It is caused by long-term unhealed acute or subacute eczema and repeated attacks. Due to the long time and constant scratching, the skin of the scrotum becomes dry and thickened, with deep wrinkles and walnut-like skin, often with thin scabs and scales, and the skin pigmentation deepens; there are also cases where the pigmentation is reduced due to scratching. There is often severe itching and insomnia. Due to the difficulty in treatment and repeated failure to heal, the scrotal skin may change like eczema.

3. Subacute scrotal eczema

It is a transformation from acute scrotal eczema, characterized by mild thickening and mild erosion of the scrotal skin, more scaling, little exudate, and still severe itching.

The above are the causes of scrotal eczema. Patients should also pay attention to not having sex during treatment. Once having sex, it will aggravate the scrotal eczema. If you can follow the doctor's instructions, the treatment time can be effectively shortened. If you don't pay attention to your diet during treatment, or stay up late, it may cause scrotal eczema to worsen.