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Lifestyle and home remedies

By Mayo Clinic staff

Chilblains usually clear up after one to three weeks. In the meantime, you can take steps to ease your symptoms, including:

  • Avoiding cold exposure whenever possible
  • Keeping your affected skin warm, but away from sources of heat
  • Using lotions to alleviate itching and swelling
  • Making sure the affected skin is cleaned with an antiseptic and bandaged to prevent infection
  • Avoiding scratching
Alternative medicine Treatments and drugs
References
  1. Goldsmith LA, et al. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine.8th ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2012. http://www.accessmedicine.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=740. Accessed Oct. 5, 2012.
  2. Prakask S, et al. Idiopathic chilblains. The American Journal of Medicine. 2009;122:1152.
  3. Vano-Galvan S, et al. Chilblains. CMAJ. 2012;184:67.
  4. Tintinalli JE, et al, eds. Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 7th ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2011. http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=6366741. Accessed Oct. 6, 2012.
  5. Souwer IH, et al. Chronic chilblains. BMJ. 2011;342:1.
  6. Souwer IH, et al. Vitamin D3 is not effective in the treatment of chronic chilblains. The International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2009;63:282.
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