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Dermatitis by irritation or allergies

Dermatitis by irritation or allergies

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Created by: Top Doctors editorial
Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 17/03/2019

Dermatitis is a disease that causes redness, pain, burning, itching and skin irritation, it is mainly caused by two main factors: the irritative and allergic, and treatment depends on what the causes factor

Dr.. Maria Fernanda Diez Hurtado

seborrheic dermatitis Dermatitis is an inflammatory process of the skin can be determined by numerous causes, it has specific signs and symptoms. Among the most frequent redness it is known as erythema, an inflammatory process known as edema occurs and there may be other symptoms such as pain, burning, itching or irritation.

Factors that cause dermatitis

Numerous types of dermatitis are caused by almost two major factors: factors irritative and allergic factors. Irritative factors are in contact with these substances, which may be acid or alkali, such as detergents, chlorine and these substances. Then there are all allergic factors, which are small particles that are contained in the environment to which they are exposed all the time and can determine some type of dermatitis.

Variable treatment

In the treatment of dermatitis it is most important to determine the trigger, once obtained this factor the second step is to relieve symptoms and signs as they are depending on the severity. To determine what type of treatment should they apply what else are mainly used anti-inflammatory drugs. The range of anti-inflammatory with that account is vast and one chooses depending on what treatment safety. Secondly see other symptoms, if the skin has exudates, ie, the skin is weepy, then it must be dried and if the skin is dry in turn have to moisturise, ie, the overall treatment is always determined 1 : the severity and 2: by the signs, symptoms and discomfort to the patient presents.

Atopic dermatitis, the most common in children and newborns

The most common atopic dermatitis is also known as atopic eczema. This entity primarily affects infants and children during pediatric stage. It is characterized by the appearance of redness and skin irritated parts leading to severe itching. Generally these symptoms can become so debilitating that children are able to conceive the dream, which is already considered as a given severity, another fact is that scratching can lead to secondary infections. If it is detected that one of their children or children have any of these problems is recommended that you go to a specialist in a timely manner to prevent secondary complications.

Dermatology