| It may happen to anybody. Very sure, you are | | | | dermatologists found in studies that the |
| not the first person who has some itching red | | | | transmission is not so common.Impetigo is |
| spots on your skin. Even more, you forgot | | | | common bacterial infection of skin, caused by |
| when it happened first time in your | | | | staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria. The |
| life.Rashes mean change in the color or look | | | | appearance is of bumps or patches all over |
| of your skin. Rashes are either localized to | | | | your skin. Impetigo in children looks like |
| one part, or spread all over your body. The | | | | red sores that become blisters, ooze and |
| causes and cures for rashes vary form case to | | | | crust.Viral infections include herpes |
| case. Most often, people mean red bumps on | | | | viruses. The viruses could be Herpes simplex |
| the skin as the "Rash". It represents many | | | | or Herpes zoster. Zoster means belt-like. |
| different conditions.Rashes could be of | | | | Herpes zoster virus causes shingles. It also |
| different color; they may itch, be painful, | | | | causes chickenpox in children. Viral rashes |
| be warm, feel bumpy, look dry, have crackles | | | | last up to a week. They are usually |
| or blisters, swell and annoy. Doctors compare | | | | symmetrical. Patients may have additional |
| such things as the appearance, whether other | | | | signs (coughing, sneezing, nausea, watery |
| signs of diseases exist, and patient's | | | | itching eyes, etc). Shingles are painful |
| exposure to substances, patient's occupation, | | | | blisters on skin. The virus sits quietly in |
| and family medical history.The causes of | | | | neural cells for years and flares up when |
| rashes include:1. Allergies. Different foods | | | | your immunity is down after another disease |
| soaps, detergents, medicines, dyes, insect | | | | or cold.Children also suffer chickenpox, |
| bites cause allergic rashes. A new medication | | | | rubella, measles, fifth disease, roseola, |
| may cause allergic drug rash. Medicines, | | | | hand-foot-mouth disease, scarlet fever, etc. |
| which have been prescribed for years, rarely | | | | They all may cause rashes.Typhus, viral or |
| cause an allergic reaction. There is hardly a | | | | bacterial, different types of hemorrhagic |
| test to check whether a rash is allergic. | | | | fevers and bunch of other diseases also |
| Hence, doctors often just advice to stop a | | | | develop rashes. However, those diseases show |
| drug and to see what happen. If the rash | | | | rarely in developed countries.6. Reaction to |
| stays for a week without the medication, it | | | | a vaccine Serious reactions to vaccines |
| is doubtfully an allergy. Foods rarely cause | | | | happen rarely.7. Acne includes several types: |
| allergies.2. Contact Dermatitis. Derma = | | | | acne (pimples, zits) range from mild to |
| skin, dermatitis = skin inflammation. Skin | | | | severely disfiguring. Acne Vulgaris is the |
| contact with an irritant leads to the rash. | | | | most common. It includes blackheads, |
| Some people are sensitive to metals such as | | | | whiteheads, papules, pustules, nodules and |
| zinc or nickel. Example is reactions to | | | | cysts. Whiteheads appear when a pore is |
| jewelry made with nickel. Dyes and other | | | | totally blocked. It traps oil and, bacteria. |
| chemicals in clothing, chemicals in latex and | | | | Blackheads happen when a pore is only |
| rubber products, cosmetics, soaps, and | | | | partially blocked. The black color is the |
| detergents, poison ivy, oak, or sumac may | | | | result of the reaction between oxygen and |
| cause rashes. The mechanism is direct | | | | skin pigments. Red, tender bumps are named |
| irritation, but may include allergic | | | | papules. Inflamed whitehead would form a |
| component.There is a difference between | | | | pustule (a small vesicle with pus). It looks |
| allergy and direct toxicity. Immunologic | | | | like a red circle with yellowish center. Big, |
| mechanism causes allergy. It means: Immune | | | | hard bumps under the skin's surface are named |
| cells of your body produce numerous | | | | nodules. Cysts look similar to nodules. They |
| immunological substances to fight infections, | | | | contain pus and have diameter more than five |
| bugs and worms. The regulation is very | | | | mm.Acne Rosacea appears as a red rash on |
| complex and intricate. However, for the | | | | cheeks, nose, or chin mostly. Small blood |
| immune system, sometime innocent things look | | | | vessels become dilated on the skin. It is |
| like a dangerous intruder. For example, latex | | | | more characteristic for adults.Acne |
| in gloves, which is relatively safe | | | | Conglobata presents as numerous large lesions |
| substance, suddenly looks like a malicious | | | | on the face, chest, back, arms, and thighs. |
| worm. The immune cells start to fight this | | | | The Acne Conlgobata is a severe form |
| substance as if it is a bug. The immune cells | | | | requiring aggressive treatment.Acne Fulminans |
| produce huge quantities of fighting | | | | represents severe nodulo-cystic acne. |
| chemicals, which normally should kill a worm. | | | | Scarring is common. Acne Fulminans also |
| However, in this innocent situation, those | | | | causes fever and joints aches.8. Hives |
| substances attack own body and cause the | | | | (urticaria) look like itchy, red wheals. |
| rash. The good intentions were to kill the | | | | Their reasons vary and are not always |
| non-existing bug and to prevent it's | | | | predictible.9. Autoimmune disorders such as |
| spreading all over the body. Direct toxicity | | | | dermatomyositis, lupus or rheumatoid |
| is just direct toxicity; no duped immune | | | | arthritis may produce characteristic rashes. |
| cells were involved.Why is it important to | | | | Some rashes are very distinguishable. Watch |
| distinguish? Because, the treatment and | | | | out butterfly rash.10. Psoriasis is a |
| prevention of these two conditions might | | | | hereditary condition, which affects skin and |
| vary.3. Seborrheic dermatitis appears as rash | | | | joints. Skin is mostly affected in |
| with patches of red and scaling skin. It | | | | characteristic areas near elbows and knees |
| happens often on scalp, eyebrows, mouth, | | | | with appearance of silvery scales. Psoriasis |
| nose, ears and on trunk. Seborrheic | | | | often looks like red, itchy patches over |
| dermatitis on scalp has name dandruff. | | | | joints and along the scalp. Fingernails |
| Seborrheic dermatitis on scalp in children is | | | | suffer too.11. Cancer or other disease may |
| named cradle cap.4. Eczema happens in people | | | | give several types of rashes. Obviously, skin |
| with allergies or asthma. The rash has scaly, | | | | cancers have specific appearance, but other |
| itchy skin patches. Atopic dermatitis is a | | | | cancers may affect skin too.12. Sun burns and |
| common form of eczema. Atopic dermatitis is | | | | other burns also cause rash, pain and |
| hereditary skin disease. Atopic diseases | | | | itching13. Lead poisoning may give some |
| happen in families. They include: hay fever, | | | | rashes that are not so easy to suspect, |
| asthma, and atopic dermatitis. Those all are | | | | unless you know about the patient's contact |
| allergic diseases. Atopic dermatitis commonly | | | | with lead.14. Skin irritation, for example |
| starts from childhood. Chapped cheeks and | | | | rubbing of clothing, will cause the rash at |
| scales on the scalp, arms, legs, and trunk, | | | | the site of rubbing.15. Some rashes may |
| represent atopic dermatitis.Atopic dermatitis | | | | happen during pregnancy.16. Pityriasis rosea |
| also hurts elbows and knees. Adults may get | | | | produces scaly patches on the chest and |
| atopic dermatitis all over the body. Red skin | | | | back.17. Xerosis means dry skin. This disease |
| itches, swells, cracks, weeps, crusts, and | | | | may also appear as a rash during the cold, |
| makes scales in atopic dermatitis. It is | | | | dry months of the year. 18. Kawasaki disease, |
| often worse in the winter. There is no | | | | Henoch Shoenlein purpura, insecct bites or |
| obvious reason, why atopic dermatitis starts. | | | | stings and many other medical conditions |
| Sometime atopic dermatitis does not look as | | | | cause a rashes as well.In majority cases with |
| an allergic reaction.5. Infections produce | | | | a simple rash, good skin care and avoidance |
| rashes often. Scaly patches are signs of | | | | of skin irritants will improve your |
| fungal or bacterial infection Fungal | | | | condition. However, a good idea is to check |
| infections happen often, though less than | | | | with your doctor. The cause of the rash may |
| eczema. Scaly rashes are not always fungal | | | | be a serious disease. Rash appearance, |
| "ringworm". According to some studies, people | | | | sensations, type of spreading and changes of |
| with good hygiene, also get fungus. Fungus | | | | the rash over the time give the clues for |
| can be transmitted form person to person in | | | | diagnostics of certain diseases.Aleksandr |
| gyms, showers, pools. However, again some | | | | Kavokin, MD, PhD. |