Therapeutic targets
- Relief of itching
- Elimination of the cause
Therapy recommendations
- Symptomatic therapy: agents for topical application (see below).
- Specific therapy: e.g., antibiotics, antifungals (antifungal agents), anthelmintics (anthelmintics), chemotherapeutic agents, etc.
- In the interval use of nourishing creams to avoid an occlusive situation (air- and water-impermeable covering of skin areas).
Active ingredients (main indication) for topical use
| Active ingredient group | Active ingredients |
| Glucocorticoids | Dexamethasone, hydrocortisone |
| Calcineurin inhibitors | Tacrolimus |
| Cannabinoid agonist | Palmitoylethanolamine |
| Capsaicin | Capsaicin cream 0.025-0.075 % |
| Menthol | Menthol 3 % |
| Urea | Urea cream |
