Solar Dermatitis

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

皮肤曝晒后出现弥漫性的鲜红斑,轻度肿胀,边界清楚,灼热刺痛,触之痛甚。重者伴身热乏力、口渴喜冷,小便短赤,大便干结。舌质红,苔薄黄,脉数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • After sun exposure, bright red patches appear all over the body with slight swelling, well-defined borders, a burning sensation, and stabbing pain that worsens when pressed or touched.
  • In more severe cases, there may be fever and fatigue, thirst with a desire for cold drinks, scanty dark or reddish urine, and dry, hard stools that are difficult to pass.
  • The tongue body is red.
  • The tongue coating is thin and yellow.
  • The pulse is rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热凉血解毒

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help clear internal heat and cool the blood, easing discomfort such as fever with irritability, thirst and dry throat, or red skin patches.
  • May help expel harmful substances from the body and relieve symptoms like sore swollen throat, red swollen sores or abscesses, or small bleeding spots under the skin.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

皮损潮红肿胀,继而出现水疱、大疱、糜烂、渗液,灼热刺痛。伴头痛、恶心、胸闷、纳呆。舌质红,苔黄腻,脉滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The affected skin becomes red and swollen, then develops small blisters and large bullae that may erode and ooze fluid, with a local sensation of burning and stabbing pain.
  • This may be accompanied by headache, nausea, chest tightness, and poor appetite.
  • The tongue body is red with a yellow, sticky and greasy coating; the pulse is slippery and rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热除湿解毒

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help clear internal heat and promote the elimination of damp-turbidity, easing discomfort such as fever and irritability, heaviness of the body, or difficult urination.
  • May help expel harmful substances from the body and relieve symptoms like sore swollen throat, painful swollen sores or abscesses, or red swollen skin.

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The following products are provided for informational reference only and do not constitute medical advice or a prescription. Please refer to the product packaging and instructions, and use them under the guidance of a physician or pharmacist.