Maceration

Prolonged moisture produces two effects: (1) Maceration. (2) Paronychia. The former is seen in the flexures, like the interdigital spaces, the groins and the axillae during the monsoon when it results in intertrigo.

Interdigital maceration is common in people who wear shoes for long hours. Paronychia, due to maceration, is frequently seen in domestic servants, washer men, housewives, cooks and barmen. Macerated skin predisposes to monilia, tinea and streptococcal infection. In the case of patients confined to bed, continuous pressure and maceration results in necrosis of the tissues as is seen in bed sores.

Treatment of Maceration

The treatment of all these .conditions consists in correcting the basic causes and keeping the affected parts dry.

Corn and Callus

Bunion

Cracking

Maceration

Acrocyanosis

Livedo reticularis

Frost bite

Solar dermatitis

Xeroderma pigmentosum

Solar eczema

Solar urticaria

Actinic reticuloid