Eczema Associated with Certain Blood Pressure Medications
Do you have a chronic, itchy rash?
For most patients in winter, eczema is the result of dry, cold air — a condition called asteatotic eczema. It is common and can occur in people from Boston to San Diego.
For some elderly patients, however, chronic eczema can be caused by a blood pressure medication. A new study from the Journal of Investigative Dermatology found that patients on calcium channel blockers (CCBs) were more likely to have eczema than those who were not taking these blood pressure pills. They also found that the skin rash resolved in 68% of patients who stopped their CCB.
Blood pressure pills should never be changed without consulting your physician. If you have a skin rash and are on a CCB, then discuss this with your physician.
Calcium channel blocker (CCB) medications include nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia), nicardipine (Cardene), bepridil (Vascor), isradipine (Dynacirc), nimodipine (Nimotop), felodipine (Plendil), amlodipine (Norvasc), diltiazem (Cardizem), and verapamil (Calan, Isoptin).
Can this type of rash be confused with or diagnosed as scabies?
Any itchy rash can be confused with scabies.
Scabies is usually intensely itchy and can be diagnosed by a dermatologist with a simple test in clinic.
Damn, I hate it when the answer is I’m getting old! ;~) (I’m 51) I’ve gotten an eczema on my lower legs the past 2 winters. It doesn’t itch and I barely notice it. I use a honey, oatmeal loofah scrub which helps and use some organic lotion from Dr. Bronner/Sundog. But I am relieved that it’s not likely a toxin my body is trying to rid itself of.
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