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Suggest Remedy For Severe Itching In Legs Of An Alzheimer S Patient

my mother has alzheimers and is constantly scratching fronts of her two legs till bleeding been bandaged up three times at doctors just keeps taking off when shes in toilet and cannot stop her so tonight her legs are dripping with blood where she has scratched off scabs cannot seem to help her and she complains how sore they are..dont know what to do?
Fri, 30 Dec 2022
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Hello,

Severe body itching is seen in conditions like very dry skin, bug bites, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, hives, hand foot and mouth disease, cancer and diabetes mellitus.

Recommendations are tab. Benadryl for 5 days. Moisturizers are to be applied over skin for most of the time in a day. The cause of itching has to be identified and treated. Please do consult a dermatologist for a specific diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist
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Suggest Remedy For Severe Itching In Legs Of An Alzheimer S Patient

Hello, Severe body itching is seen in conditions like very dry skin, bug bites, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, hives, hand foot and mouth disease, cancer and diabetes mellitus. Recommendations are tab. Benadryl for 5 days. Moisturizers are to be applied over skin for most of the time in a day. The cause of itching has to be identified and treated. Please do consult a dermatologist for a specific diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist