The rash on the hands and dermatitis

Various skin rashes are often characterized not only by certain elements of the rash, but also its location. It is for these two features, and the diagnosis of the disease. Hand skin has its own characteristics, moreover, it almost always is some effect.

What a rash may appear on the hands

Since our hands are constantly in contact with the external environment (water, detergents and disinfectants and other household chemicals, as well as with industrial hazard), the most rash Rash: Classification - primary and secondary elements   It is the result of constant irritation of the skin - a simple dermatitis. Also, often in response to contact with some substance may appear rash allergic (atopic dermatitis).

Sometimes the skin of hands appear fungal diseases, scabies. Eruptions on the skin of the hands can be a sign of a serious illness - psoriasis, systemic connective tissue disorders (such as lupus), tumors.

The rash on the hands when dermatitis

Dermatitis on the hands is an inflammatory process, which began in the skin after exposure to some external factors. For example, when exposed to cold, heat, sunlight, radiation, electric current, various mechanical (constant irritation from exposure to water, sand, dust) and chemical (household chemicals, industrial hazards) stimuli.

Sometime between the first and repeated contact with a substance held sufficiently long period of time, nevertheless the body stores this first meeting and it produces antibodies to the substance. This process is called sensitization. If sensitization has occurred, then the subsequent contacts with the substance of an allergic reaction arises as a manifestation of dermatitis.

Dermatitis may occur acutely and chronically. In acute process in the skin of the hands at the site of exposure to one or another factor appears redness and swelling, after which reddened and edematous surface appear vesicles (vesicles) filled with clear content, which in simple dermatitis rather quickly dry up to form crusts, if there was no repeat exposure. If such exposure continues, the bubbles burst, ulcerate, inflammation can join a bacterial infection, and subsequently will flow from the wound scarring.

For chronic dermatitis characterized by lichenification - skin thickening with strengthening its drawing and peeling. In most cases, this process can be allergic.

In order to get rid of dermatitis on the hands, first of all, you need to break contact with the factor that it caused. After that, the skin impose various anti-inflammatory agents. If you do not get wet, it can be an ointment with corticosteroid hormones - they quickly reduce inflammation, but if the skin formed and burst bubbles, their first dried using various boltushek. In allergic dermatitis appoint agents that reduce allergic reactions, such as antihistamines (suprastin, tavegil). In addition, when any kind of dermatoses prescribed sedatives (sedatives) means, as the skin condition is closely related with the state of the central nervous system.

In chronic dermatoses treatment should be long, complex, with the establishment of the exact reasons for the origin of the disease.

The rash of other skin diseases on hands

Rash similar to the dermatosis, it may be in the athlete's skin of the hands, which probably went with the leg skin. This is a fungal disease, occurring in the legs often unnoticed, but not when moving your hands may have pronounced symptoms. Thus the skin hand (usually on the back of the hands) appear multiple bubbles that burst, become wet and very itchy. Help in this case, antifungal agents, who are appointed by both external and inward.

It is a chronic skin disease, with redness, swelling and the appearance of bubbles that burst, forming a weeping surface. Often the rash is attached to a secondary infection and septic complications develop. Eczema is always accompanied by a very strong itching and burning, which bring patients to insomnia and neurosis. The reasons for the beginning of eczema Eczema   diverse, but more often they are hereditary or endocrine in nature. Eczema often occurs against a background of constant stress and severe neuropsychiatric loads. This disease requires long-term complex treatment with pritivovospalitelnyh, decongestants, improves metabolism and nervous system drugs.

The rash on the hands at the resemblance may have very different origins, and therefore it should be treated differently as - knows only dermatologist.

Galina Romanenko

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