Dermatitis

Contact dermatitis is a skin rash coming from anything that irritates your skin. Poison ivy can bring it on, or allergic reactions to other substances.

Atopic is actually eczema. The rash is very itchy and occurs off and on.

Neurodermatitis is a chronic skin condition that is very itchy. It settles itself into certain areas on the body.

Seborrheic This is a type that is on the scalp that will cause dandruff.

Perioral This skin problem is bumpy with a rash that exists around your mouth area.

Symptomatlogy

The most frequent symptoms of any types of this skin condition are:

Redness

Swelling

A lot of itchiness

Lesions of the skin appearing

Causes of this skin condition are stress related, having a number or different allergy types, or working with irritating chemicals. Genetics may or may not also play a role here.



If you have contact with certain skin irritants for some time, this can easily bring on this eczema type skin condition. The irritants may be from cleaners you use, make-ups, laundry soaps, and skin soaps of certain types. Especially if those soaps contain a lot of perfumes. Any exposure to these substances can bring on eczema of the contact type.

Neurodermatitis occurs when there is something that brings on itchiness of your skin. It usually appears on the ankles, wrist, forearms, arms, and neck area. Dry skin will bring on this condition ion some people.

The seborrheic dermatitis type of this skin problem will produce a rash that is red, scaly and oily, along with a yellow color. This is the type on the scalp. People that have a naturally oily type of skin can have this problem, or have oily hair. It is an off and on condition depending upon the climate changes or stress factors.

The stasis type of this skin problem will occur with fluid build-up in the skin comes in beneath the tissues. The lower legs are what is involved most. Too much fluid will slow down your ability of the blood to keep your skin healthy. Too much pressure from the fluid are brought on by medical conditions such as kidney problems, heart problems where you retain fluid, and varicose veins.

The Atopic type of this skin problem will break out when people have many allergies and allergry types such as allergic rhinitis(hayfever), or asthma. This problem is most common during infancy and childhood, and may diminish in the early adult stages.

The cause of eczema related conditions like dermatitis is not really understood. People that have medical conditions that pose a stressor on the immune system, are most likely to have this skin disorder of one type or more than one type.

You should go to your doctor to be treated if you are itching and losing sleep because your itching is so intense, or you are having a certain degree of pain of the skin. If your skin appears to have an infection, this is also a reason to contact your doctor.

Doctors can prescribe topical creams that will soothe the problems and take away the itch, and give antibiotics if the skin is infected.

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