Urticaria attacks are very itchy, so everyone goes to the drugstore to buy anti-itching medicine, most likely glucocorticoid ointment. This ointment is very easy to use. It will stop itching soon after you apply it, and the urticaria will disappear after a while. Disappeared. So people suffering from urticaria continue to buy anti-itch medicine. Urticaria itself is characterized by recurring attacks, and long-term external use of hormones creates hormone dependence, which leads to more skin problems and makes it more difficult to treat. This is a bit like drinking poison to quench thirst. Therefore, glucocorticoids are not used as first-line drugs for clinical treatment of urticaria. There are also some patients who have severe urticaria every time. Oral or intramuscular injection or intravenous infusion of glucocorticoids will heal quickly, so they use glucocorticoids repeatedly and for a long time.
But can I use hormones? It can still be used if the patient's acute urticaria is severe, has difficulty breathing or is very painful. But in general, for urticaria, we still need to start with antihistamines. If antihistamines are ineffective, we will then consider hormones. However, patients must be informed of the side effects of hormones and cannot be used for long periods of time.
