[Concern] After recovering from the double-sided eczema, it feels so itchy.

One hot day a month ago, after going out during the day and coming back home,

My legs are itchy, so I keep reaching for them.

I was scratching, wondering if I got bitten by a mosquito~
Something seemed off, so I checked and it had become red as if I had tapped my leg.

 

At first, the left leg and right ankle were reddening.

In the evening, both legs turned completely red.

Upon closer inspection, inflammation was also visible.

 

 

It kept spreading widely, so I isolated myself because I was worried it might be contagious, wore long pants, kept washing my hands whenever I touched anything, and I was going crazy all alone.

 

I don't think it's a sun allergy either.

I have never been in a grassy field, so I don't think it's a grass allergy either.

I've never experienced this before, so I didn't know why it was happening.

 

I found out about the related disease.

It was similar to allergic contact dermatitis.

When a sensitive allergen comes into contact with the skin, it triggers an immune response.

In this case, inflammation or itching is not contagious.

Identify the causative substance and avoid it.

Treatment involves taking medications including steroids and antihistamines.

Self-treatment should be refreshing.

To soothe skin itching, it is good to keep it cool.

If you keep scratching, the nerve fibers in the skin's epidermis become activated and more sensitive, causing itching even with slight irritation and making inflammation more likely to occur.

 

Since it was Saturday night and I couldn't go to the hospital, I couldn't get treatment, so I applied a calming patch to my face, which helped reduce the itchiness a bit. When I sleep, I put a cooling pad on my leg and wrapped an ice pack in a towel, placing it on my leg while I sleep.

The next day, it spread further, and my entire both legs and thighs became red and swollen.

But it was more itchy than the day before.

It was so itchy, like tiny bugs crawling on my thighs, that I couldn't stand it.

 

Since I applied the soothing pad, the itchiness eased a bit, so I kept cooling my leg.

After removing the patch and some time has passed, it itches really badly again ㅠㅠ

The next day, I went to the dermatologist and was diagnosed with dermatitis, so they prescribed ointments and medication.

After a week, all the scabs had formed.

It's been a week, and everything has healed.

The problem is that there are no visible symptoms of dermatitis, but my legs are extremely itchy.

 

 

Is it itching because I remember the time when my skin was itchy, or is it because the inflammation symptoms inside the skin are still present?

It itches so much I can't stand it.

It feels like all my nerves are extending into my leg.

When I'm awake, I only think about feeling itchy.

They say it gets worse if you touch it.

I try to endure as much as possible when I am awake, but

There have been times when I scratched myself while sleeping and bled.

Why does it feel so itchy?

Has anyone experienced these symptoms?