What is the cause of an itchy and painful incision on thyroid cancer?

Thyroid cancer patients have itchy and painful incisions, which may be caused by local infection, scar hyperplasia, nerve damage, hypothyroidism, etc. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time for targeted treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

1. Local infection: If you do not do a good job of nursing after thyroid cancer surgery, it may lead to infection at the wound site, which will cause itchy and painful symptoms. Patients can take amoxicillin capsules, cefixime capsules and other drugs for anti-inflammatory treatment under the guidance of doctors;

2. Scar hyperplasia: If there is scar hyperplasia at the incision site of the patient after thyroid cancer surgery, it may also lead to the appearance of the above symptoms.Patients can be treated with drugs such as mucopolysaccharide polysulfonate cream and asiaticoside cream ointment according to the doctor's instructions;

3. Nerve damage: If the peripheral nerves are damaged during thyroid cancer surgery, the above conditions will also occur in patients. Patients can take methylcobalamin tablets, vitamin B1 tablets and other drugs to nurture the nerves under the guidance of a doctor;

4. Hypothyroidism: If the patient has hypothyroidism after thyroid cancer surgery, it will lead to insufficient thyroid hormone secretion in the body, which will cause itchy and painful symptoms. Patients can be treated with medications such as levothyroxine tablets as prescribed.

If the patient has skin diseases or allergies, it may also cause the above symptoms to occur. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital for general surgery in time and receive targeted treatment according to the specific cause.