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What Causes Senile Xerosis?
Question: Dear Doctor,
I am having skin itching problem especially during night hours and it considerably affect my quality of leep.I consulted a local skin specialist at XXXXXXX who after going thro my health checkup report prescribed following medicines
Atorox 10mg daily once during night time. He also prescribed certain moisturing lotion like Nivea body lotion , Eucerin cream, Curel itch defense (imported).which i apply daily during night hours. However during midnight the itching get intensified and i haveto take again Atorox 10mg and i apply moiture lotion on itching part of the skin. Besides the doctor prescribed flutiveta cream for local application .Further i have to take valium5mg tablet to get sleep.All these medications are only temporary for the particular night and i have to repeat above treatment every night. Further i noticed whenitake head shower bath during week ends the itching sensation gets intensified for next two days and i have to take extra medication of another Atorox10mg and Valium 5mg extra to mitigate itching. I am enclosing m latest health chekup report for your perusal. I request you to suggest a permnent remedial measure for this problem.
Thanks and Regards
XXXX
I am having skin itching problem especially during night hours and it considerably affect my quality of leep.I consulted a local skin specialist at XXXXXXX who after going thro my health checkup report prescribed following medicines
Atorox 10mg daily once during night time. He also prescribed certain moisturing lotion like Nivea body lotion , Eucerin cream, Curel itch defense (imported).which i apply daily during night hours. However during midnight the itching get intensified and i haveto take again Atorox 10mg and i apply moiture lotion on itching part of the skin. Besides the doctor prescribed flutiveta cream for local application .Further i have to take valium5mg tablet to get sleep.All these medications are only temporary for the particular night and i have to repeat above treatment every night. Further i noticed whenitake head shower bath during week ends the itching sensation gets intensified for next two days and i have to take extra medication of another Atorox10mg and Valium 5mg extra to mitigate itching. I am enclosing m latest health chekup report for your perusal. I request you to suggest a permnent remedial measure for this problem.
Thanks and Regards
XXXX
Brief Answer:
scabies or xerosis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
The investigations are within normal limits.
At your age the most probable cause of itch is senile xerosis, in simple terms dryness of skin due to loss of water.
Another common possibility is scabies an infection by mite.
My advice for you is as follows
1. Take bath in evening and apply 5 % Permethrin cream all over your body and let it be there overnight. In morning take bath again.
2. From next day onwards apply cetaphil dam lotion in morning and dermadew aloe in evening. These are excellent moisturisers to maintain hydration of skin.
3. Continue with atarax in night for 15 days.
This should help you.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.
scabies or xerosis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
The investigations are within normal limits.
At your age the most probable cause of itch is senile xerosis, in simple terms dryness of skin due to loss of water.
Another common possibility is scabies an infection by mite.
My advice for you is as follows
1. Take bath in evening and apply 5 % Permethrin cream all over your body and let it be there overnight. In morning take bath again.
2. From next day onwards apply cetaphil dam lotion in morning and dermadew aloe in evening. These are excellent moisturisers to maintain hydration of skin.
3. Continue with atarax in night for 15 days.
This should help you.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
The local ddrmatologist notices mildly raised eosinophils counts and marginal low level of Apo-A1 value. in my health checkup report. Further he is of opinion that there is no scãbies infectio noticed.Hence kindly provide me some more additionæl treatment/suggestions on this matter
Thanks an Regards
XXXX
Thanks an Regards
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Go ahead with treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Eosinophils are raised in any allergic or parasitic infection.
ApoB1 has no relation to itch so please don't bother about that.
Scabies can present in various forms.
It can even present with just itch without any rashes.
I advice you to go ahead with permethrin application and then cetaphil dam daily.
This will help you.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.
Go ahead with treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Eosinophils are raised in any allergic or parasitic infection.
ApoB1 has no relation to itch so please don't bother about that.
Scabies can present in various forms.
It can even present with just itch without any rashes.
I advice you to go ahead with permethrin application and then cetaphil dam daily.
This will help you.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
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