Treatment of red spots on the legs

Suitable and effective therapy can be prescribed only after a comprehensive comprehensive examination.

• Treatment is individual for each patient. The patient's age, causes and severity of pathology are taken into account. Also reactions to local drugs and systemic action are taken into account.
• Treatment should be purposeful and comprehensive. It is important to use all the directions of therapy: diet, medication, physiotherapy, sanatorium treatment and others.

Since most skin rashes are not only a local isolated process, attention is paid to both external therapy and general treatment. When choosing a medicine, one should consider its possible therapeutic effect and side reactions.

Medications

The choice of cure for red spots on the legs depends entirely on the factors that provoked them. Let's consider the basic methods of treatment of skin changes on the example of allergic reactions, since they most often cause unpleasant symptoms:

1. Antihistamines are used to prevent the release of histamine and the formation of rashes. This group of drugs consists of several generations.
   • The first generation - have a quick therapeutic effect and eliminate severe allergies. Cause a lot of unwanted side reactions (drowsiness, addiction, blocking, headaches). This category includes: Pipolphen, Tavegil, Dimedrol, Fenistil, Diazolinum, Suprastin.
   • Preparations of the second generation - have fewer side effects and have a prolonged action. These include: Claritin, Acryvastin, Erius, Ebastin, Terfenadin, Semprex.
   • The last generation of antihistamines - do not cause drowsiness, do not affect cardiovascular activity, can be used for several months. This group includes: Cetrin, Telfast, Claramax, Treksil, Levokabastin, Eslotin, Feksofenadin, Dimetenden, Xizal.
2. Stabilizers of membranes of "fat" cells - reduce the excitability of cells that cause skin allergic reactions. Such drugs control the release of histamine from mast cells. The effect of such drugs develops gradually, so they are often used in conjunction with other medicines. The main drugs of this pharmacotherapeutic group: Intal, Kromolin, Ketotifen, Nedocromil sodium.
3. Immunomodulators - are prescribed for private and prolonged manifestations of allergies. They prevent serious complications of the disease. To effective immunostimulants include: Timolin, Imunofan, Viferon, Derinat.
4. Corticosteroids are medicines containing hormones of the adrenal cortex (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids). This group includes: Celeston, Kenalog, Medrol, Urbazon, Laticort.

Consider in more detail the drugs that are most often prescribed to eliminate dermatological problems of an allergic origin:

1. Suprastin

A drug from the group of antihistamines. It is used for various allergic pathologies: dermatosis, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, Quincke's edema and others. Tablets are taken orally 2-3 times a day. In especially severe cases, intramuscular or intravenous administration of the drug is possible.

Side effects are manifested in the form of general weakness and drowsiness. Suprastin is not recommended for use in cases of intolerance to its components, glaucoma and prostatic hypertrophy. With special care, the drug is prescribed for patients who require fast reactions.

2. Claritin

Antihistamine with the active substance - loratadine. It is used for skin allergic pathologies, a rhinitis season of allergic origin. Can be used to treat patients with two years. The drug is taken 1 tablet 1 time per day. The duration of therapy is determined by the attending physician.

• Side effects are most often manifested by the digestive system: nausea and vomiting, dry mouth. Very rarely there are anaphylactic reactions. Also possible rapid fatigue, drowsiness, increased irritability, headaches.
• The drug is contraindicated for children under two years, with hypersensitivity to its components and during lactation.
• In case of an overdose heart palpitations increase, there is drowsiness and headaches. For treatment, gastric lavage is shown with isotonic sodium chloride solution, adsorbents intake.

3. Cetrin

Contains the active substance - cetirizine, which is a metabolite of hydroxyzine. Reduces the severity of allergic reactions, stops smooth muscle spasms, reduces the permeability of capillaries and reduces the migration of neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils.

• Indications for use: complex therapy of allergic dermatoses and dermatitis, chronic often recurrent urticaria, allergic conjunctivitis and rhinitis. The drug is taken orally with a small amount of water. For children over 12 years of age and adults appoint 1 tablet a day, for children over 6 years of ½ tablet 2 times a day. The course of treatment - no more than 1 month.
• Side effects: dry mouth, stomatitis, violations of the liver, dyspeptic phenomena. Dizziness, general weakness and drowsiness, tremor of extremities, migraine.
• Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, patients younger than 6 years, pregnancy and lactation.
• Overdose is manifested by increased drowsiness, urinary retention and tachycardia. For treatment, gastric lavage is performed, enterosorbents are taken, laxatives.

4. Ketotifen

Antiallergic agent with sedative properties. It inhibits the release of histamine and other mediators from mast cells. Used for dermatological rashes of allergic origin, hay fever, bronchial asthma, allergic bronchitis.

The drug is taken orally 1 tablet 2 times a day, if necessary, the dosage can be doubled. Side effects are mild dizziness and dryness in the oral cavity. The drug is not prescribed for thrombocytopenia, during pregnancy and for transport drivers for outpatient therapy.

5. Derinath

Immunomodulator with active substance - sodium deoxyribonucleate. Activates the processes of humoral and cellular immunity, stimulates the regeneration of tissues, normalizes reparative processes. Regulates the body's reactions to bacterial, fungal and viral infections. Improves the condition of organs and tissues in dystrophic states of vascular origin. Promotes the healing of skin and mucous membrane damage without the formation of cicatricial changes.

• Indications for use: local therapy of inflammatory pathology of various etiologies, including fungal, bacterial and viral diseases. Acute respiratory diseases of different etiology, gynecological practice.
• Method of use: the solution for external use is used for applications and irrigation. Side effects are manifested by a weak analgesic effect. The drug is contraindicated for intolerance of its components.

6. Kenalog

Synthetic glucocorticosteroid systemic use. Contains active substance - triamcinolone. It has anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive and anti-allergic properties.

• Indications for use: allergic skin disorders (dermatoses, urticaria, psoriasis, atomic and eczematoid dermatitis), chronic respiratory diseases, hay fever, oncological damage to the blood and prostate. Tablets are taken in the morning. The daily dosage is 4-42 mg, it can be divided into several doses.
• Side effects are manifested by violations of the gastrointestinal tract, possibly the development of arterial hypertension, sleep disorders, headaches and dizziness, increased irritability, impaired coordination of movements, and more.
• Contraindications: intolerance of the drug components, pregnancy and lactation, patients younger than 6 years. It is not prescribed for diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, tendency to bleeding and thrombosis, after severe injuries and surgical interventions.
• Overdose: nausea, vomiting, sleep disturbances, euphoria. Hemodialysis is ineffective, symptomatic therapy is indicated.

The choice of a medicine should be dealt with only by a doctor. It sets the dosage and the recommended duration of therapy.

Ointments from red spots on the legs

To treat hyperemic rashes on the skin using topical application. Consider effective ointments from red spots on the legs, which are caused by fungal diseases, deprive, insect bites or various allergic reactions:

1. Exodermil

Antifungal topical. Contains a synthetic active substance from the group of allylamines - naphthyfine. It has fungicidal, bactericidal and fungistatic properties. Inhibits the biosynthesis of ergosterol in fungal cells, affects squalene epoxidase, but does not affect the cytochrome P450 system. It is active against gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms.

• Indications for use: fungal and candidal skin lesions, rhizome and mycosis, complicated by a secondary bacterial infection. Trichophytosis and epidermophytosis of skin folds and feet.
• Method of application: the drug is applied to clean, dry skin once a day. The course of treatment is from 2 to 4 weeks. After using the ointment, you should thoroughly wash your hands.
• Side effects: local side reactions, dryness and redness of the skin, burning in the place of application of the medicine. These symptoms pass on their own and do not require withdrawal of the drug.
• Contraindications: intolerance to the components of the ointment, application to damaged tissues. With special care is prescribed for the treatment of children and pregnant women.
• Overdose is possible only with accidental ingestion of the drug. For treatment, gastric lavage and reception of enterosorbents with further symptomatic therapy are indicated.

Exoderate is released in the form of a solution for topical use in bottles with a lid-dropper 10 ml and in the form of cream 15 g.

2. Triderm

Combined drug. Contains clotrimazole, gentamicin and betamethasone dipropionate. Has anti-allergic, anti-exudative and anti-inflammatory effect. It has antipruritic, antifungal and antibacterial properties.

• Indications for use: different forms of bacterial and infected eczema. Inflammatory rashes with moknushchimi and itchy spots.
• Method of application: the cream should be applied to the lesions, slightly rubbing 2 times a day. Duration of treatment is 2-4 weeks.
• Side effects are manifested with prolonged use of the drug. Most often, patients face such symptoms: itching, burning, dryness and irritation of the skin, inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair bulbs at the site of ointment application, various allergic reactions.
• Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, chickenpox, syphilis or tuberculosis of the skin, reactions after vaccination.

The triderm is available in the form of a cream in tubes of 10 and 30 g.

3. Lamisil

Antifungal means of a wide spectrum of action. Refers to the pharmacotherapeutic group of allylamines. Can have both fungicidal and fungistatic effects (depending on the dosage). The antifungal effect is based on a decrease in the concentration of ergosterol by suppressing the biosynthesis of stearins in the fungal membrane. The drug does not affect the concentration of other drugs, including hormones.

• Indication for use: mycoses, yeast epidermal damage, onychomycosis, multi-colored lichen.
• Method of application: ointment should be applied to the affected area 1-2 times a day. Before applying the product, the skin should be cleaned and dried. Improvement of the morbid state is observed within 3-5 days, with the course of treatment lasting not less than a month.
• Side effects: allergic reactions in the form of hives, itching, burning. To eliminate them, stop using the medication. Overdose with topical application is not fixed.
• Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, patients younger than 12 years, pregnant women.

Lamisil is available in the form of kerma 1% in tubes of 15 and 30 ml, as well as in the form of a spray with a spray of 30 ml.

4. Fenistil

Antiallergic agent with antihistamine, antiserotonin and anti-bradykinin properties. Has a pronounced sedative effect, reduces the increased permeability of capillaries.

• Indication: hives, food and drug allergies, allergic rhinitis. Elimination of itching with insect bites, atopic dermatitis and chicken pox.
• Method of application: the drug is applied to the affected skin several times a day. The course of treatment is determined by the attending physician, individually for each patient.
• Side effects: dryness and peeling of the skin, increased allergic reactions.

Available in the form of drops of 0.1% 20 ml for oral administration and a gel 0.1% in a tube 30 g for external application.

5. Fucidine

A drug with antibacterial properties of a narrow spectrum of action. Contains the active ingredient - fusidic acid. It has a bacteriostatic effect, and also exhibits phagocytic activity. Reduces the production of microbial endotoxins.

• Indications for use: treatment of conditions associated with staphylococci, gonococci, clostridia, diphtheria causative agents, meningococci. The drug is effective in the infection of wound surfaces.
• Method of application: ointment is applied to the site of infection with a bacterial infection 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 10 days.
• Side effects: erythematous, pustular, maculopapular rash. Cases of an overdose have not been revealed.
• Contraindications: individual sensitivity to the active ingredients of the drug.

Futsidin is produced in the following forms: cream and ointment 2% 15 g, tablets and suspension for oral administration, powder in vials with a buffer solution.

6. Zovirax

Virostatic drug with the active component - acyclovir. The mechanism of its action is based on structural similarity with deoxyguanosine triphosphate. Due to this, competitive replacement of acyclovir during the synthesis of viral DNA takes place. The active substance does not affect the functioning of healthy cells. It is active against the herpes simplex virus, which causes varicella. Moderately active in cytomegaloviruses.

• Indications for use: infectious diseases of the skin and mucous membranes, caused by the herpes virus type I and II. Rashes with chicken pox and herpes zoster. Prevention of infectious pathologies in immunodeficiency. Prevention of cytomegalovirus infection.
• Method of application: a small amount of ointment is applied to the affected areas 3-5 times a day. The course of treatment is 3-5 days, but can be increased up to 10 days if necessary.
• Side effects: itching, burning and irritation in the place of application. It is also possible to develop contact dermatitis, increased dryness and flaking. In the case of an overdose, there are more pronounced adverse reactions.
• Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, dehydration and impaired renal function. With special care is prescribed for patients with neurological disorders.

The preparation has several forms of release: tablets and powder for the preparation of a solution for oral administration, a cream for topical use and ophthalmic ointment.

7. Panthenol

The drug with the active ingredient is dexpanthenol (analog of pantothenic acid). It belongs to water-soluble vitamins and is a part of coenzyme A. It participates in metabolic intracellular processes. Accelerates the regeneration of damaged tissues and mucous membranes.

• Indications for use: acceleration of healing of any damage to the skin and mucous membranes. The drug is used for thermal and sunburn, bladder dermatitis, skin grafts, abrasions, cuts.
• Method of application: the product is applied to the skin several times a day. The duration of use depends entirely on the severity of the painful symptoms.
• Side effects: it is possible to develop allergic reactions of varying severity. Cases of overdose have not been fixed, even with accidental ingestion of the drug.
• Contraindications: individual intolerance to the components of the drug. Use of Panthenol during pregnancy is permitted.

Produced in the form of an aerosol spray in cylinders.

All medicines are used only for medical purposes. Self-medication can trigger the progression of painful symptoms and aggravate skin rashes.

Vitamins

Skin is the largest and most complex organ. Vitamins for maintaining her beauty and health are difficult to separate into a separate group. This is due to the fact that at different sites and at different depths, the dermis has a different structure and properties.

Consider the main complex of vitamins, the deficit of which can provoke beriberi and other diseases that are manifested by changes in the skin of the legs and other parts of the body:

• A - retinol is necessary for rapid regeneration and recovery of epithelial tissues. Regular use of this substance contributes to the disappearance of pigment spots, which are particularly noticeable in old age.
• Group B - improve metabolic processes in the body, accelerate the transport of nutrients to the skin and remove the products of the vital activity of cells from it. Deficiency of this group of vitamins is manifested by frequent dermatitis, irritation, itching, desquamation.
• D - protects the body from various dermatological diseases. It is used in the treatment of psoriasis.
• C, E and P - have antioxidant properties, protect the body from free radicals and other harmful substances, slow the aging process. With their lack of epidermis becomes dry, wrinkled, often cracked.
• Vitamin H - takes part in the synthesis of fats and carbohydrates. Promotes the formation of collagen. Deficiency of this vitamin leads to increased dryness, private eczema, dermatitis and even ulcerative lesions of tissues.
• PP - protects the body from such a dangerous disease as pellagra. The pathological state is manifested by a triad of symptoms: dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia. On the skin erupting corrosive ulcers, cracks, inflammation. There is also an increased muscle weakness.

Vitaminotherapy is carried out in conjunction with medications and other medicines. Very often, patients are prescribed intramuscular injections of vitamin B1 and B12.

Physiotherapeutic treatment

To accelerate the regeneration of the skin, improve the local immunity, reduce itching and flaking, shown physiotherapy. With its help, the endocrine and immune systems are corrected, the inflammatory processes are stopped, and the permeability of the vascular walls is reduced.

Physiotherapy facilitates the patient's condition, stimulates the repair process, has a tonic effect and increases the production of endogenous collagen. To reduce inflammatory reactions, remove mediators of inflammation, reduce irritation of skin receptors and improve local blood supply, use such techniques:

• Darsonvalization
• Paraffin Wraps
• Cryotherapy
• Galvanization
• Ultrasound therapy
• Magnetotherapy
• Electrophoresis with medicinal products (antihistamines)
• Ultraviolet irradiation of the affected area
• Hypobaric hypoxic therapy
• Laser therapy

Expressed medical properties are physiotherapy with baths. Foamy water procedures normalize the psycho-emotional state of the patient, relieve itching, burning and flaking, soften the skin.

• Radon baths - have sedative and analgesic properties. Stimulate the processes of tissue regeneration, improve trophic and adrenal work.
• Tar tar baths - promote the activation of microcirculation of blood in the lesions.
• Sulfide baths - have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.
• Alkaline baths - soften the skin, eliminate dryness. Most often, they are prescribed for psoriasis.

Despite all the useful properties, physiotherapy has a number of contraindications to the conduct of:

• Impact neoplasms
• Acute course of diseases
• Severe patient condition
• Febrile state
• Cutaneous porphyria
• Mental disorders
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Bullous dermatosis

The choice of the method of physiotherapeutic treatment depends on many factors. In most cases, patients are prescribed several procedures, both local and general effects on the body.

Alternative treatment

For the treatment of skin diseases not only classical medical techniques are used, but also more non-traditional methods. Alternative treatment refers to the latter. Consider effective alternative recipes for removing red spots on the legs and other parts of the body caused by different causes:

1. If the rashes are provoked by depriving or eczema, then lemons are used for treatment. On the first day you need to drink juice from five lemons (divide by several meals), on the second day - from ten, on the third - from fifteen and so to 25. Then, carry out the procedure in reverse order, until it reaches five citrus fruits per day.
2. To eliminate the rashes caused by psoriasis, we deprive or fungus the garlic compress will do. Boil until cooked a couple of garlic heads and rub them until smooth, with an equal amount of honey. Distribute the product on a bandage and attach to the skin, carefully fixing wax paper and bandage. In the morning, wash the body with a mild soap solution and repeat the procedure. Treatment lasts until complete restoration of the skin.
3. With eczema, take nutmeg, ginger and kalgan. Put all ingredients in a bottle, pour alcohol and put in a dark warm place for 2-3 days. Ready tincture should be used for rubbing the skin.
4. To eliminate red dry lichen, it is necessary to treat the rashes with hot water 2-3 times a day for 3-5 minutes. After three days, there should be a noticeable improvement, and after 14 days the disease will be completely gone.
5. If the appearance of spots on the skin is associated with avitaminosis, then the calyx tincture will help to improve immunity. Take 300 g of calendula berries and pour them 500 ml of boiling water. The agent should be infused for 7-10 hours. Infusion take ¼ cup 2-3 times a day.

Before using the above-described recipes, you should consult your doctor.

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Herbal Treatment

Another option of alternative medicine is the treatment with herbs. With dermatological problems, such recipes are most effective:

• With a pronounced inflammatory process, an infusion of oak bark is suitable. Pour a couple of spoons of dry raw material with a glass of boiling water and let it brew until it cools. Strain and use for lotions on the lesions.
• To accelerate the healing of wet rashes and red rash with crusts, the oil of St. John's wort is recommended. Spread a tablespoon of washed and dried St. John's wort flowers with a glass of vegetable oil. The product should be infused for 14 days, while it should be shaken periodically. The oil is used for compresses and wound treatment.
• To combat lichen, eczema and rashes, caused by hormonal disorders, the juice of the Kalina is excellent. 100 g of viburnum fruits thoroughly chop, and pour boiling water (1 spoon of a plant on a glass of water). The product should be infused for 4-6 hours, after which it can be drunk for ½ cup 3-4 times a day.
• To treat eczema, scaly lichen, ulcerous lupus erythematosus and other skin diseases, you should use sea buckthorn oil or ointment. The product can be purchased at the pharmacy. The medicine quickly resolves infiltrates, reduces pain, burning and swelling. Eliminates peeling and accelerates tissue repair.
• Infusion of blueberry leaves has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and astringent properties. 10 grams of raw material pour a glass of boiling water and strain after 30-40 minutes. Use for external treatment of rashes.

The above herbal recipes can cause an allergic reaction, so before using them, consult a dermatologist.

Homeopathy

Quite a controversial alternative method of treating dermatological and many other diseases is homeopathy. With red spots on the legs, patients are most often prescribed such drugs:

• Sulfuris, Arsenicum album - rashes are symmetrical, accompanied by intense itching.
• Causticum - skin changes are hot and pulsating, body temperature is increased.
• Silicea, Petroleum, Natrium carbonicum - eczematous eruptions, a rash caused by stress and emotional distress.
• Sulfur jod, Hepar sulfuris - accelerate the processes of regeneration and restoration of skin.

Any medicines, including homeopathic ones, can be used only for medical purposes with individual selection of dosage and duration of therapy.

Surgery

Surgery intervention with red spots on the legs is extremely rare. Surgical treatment is possible in such cases:

• If the rash appears very often and is associated with acute allergic reactions, then for treatment, gravitational surgery (extracorporeal hemocorrection) can be prescribed. This method is aimed at correcting the blood composition. From the patient's blood, factors that provoke pathological reactions are removed. After the procedure, the blood is saturated with useful substances, and, if necessary, with medicinal components. Even after the first procedure, rashes and other symptoms go away. To obtain a stable result, 5-10 procedures are necessary.
• Surgical treatment is necessary for varicose veins. To restore normal circulation, both traditional methods with a skin cut along the varicose vein and minimally invasive methods are used. Most often, patients are prescribed: stripping, laser coagulation, microflebectomy or phlebectomy. After the operation, the patient's condition is normalized, the pathological symptoms go away.
• Surgical intervention is indicated for malignant neoplasms on the limbs. Radiation therapy may be prescribed for the destruction of cancer cells in combination with chemotherapy.
• If the changes on the legs turned out to be hemangiomas, then for their removal the excision method, laser destruction, liquid nitrogen removal, electrocoagulation and other surgical methods are used.
• Surgical treatment is also possible with red flat lichen, when the rash expands to a state of plaques with a pronounced cosmetic defect. To remove them use minimally invasive bloodless methods: radio wave or laser removal, cryodestruction.

The decision on the need for surgical treatment is made by the doctor, evaluating all the risks of the selected operation, possible complications and therapeutic effect.