Types of scars on the body

The rash on the body - this is a sign of some distress. Not necessarily says a rash of a skin disease, very often it occurs in a variety of infections or allergic reactions. In some cases, a rash is very specific in nature and it can immediately make a diagnosis, in other cases, the rash is less certain and requires monitoring.

Why body rash

Rash - is the outward manifestation of a pathological process in the body. It may appear in various infectious diseases, allergic processes, skin diseases, some chronic diseases.

In any case, any factors (viruses, bacteria and their toxins, toxic products of metabolism or allergic reactions) into the blood, and thence into the skin, causing a rash on her characteristic. Sometimes, eruptions occur after direct skin contact with some substance, causing her irritation or allergic reaction.

When the rash should see a doctor, and even it is sometimes difficult to understand her character.

The rash on the body of infectious origin

Different infections occur with typical and not very rash. Very characteristic nutsedge varicella. Anyone who has ever seen transparent bubbles surrounded by a red border, has never what any confusion.

But a rash of measles and rubella can be very confused. Sometimes the same papular (in the form of small rises above the surface of the skin pink nodules) is allergic skin reactions. Therefore, the physician focuses not only rash, but also other signs of disease, measles, for example, is photophobia, cough, runny nose, rash sequence, starting from the face, with rubella - increased neck lymph nodes.

The rash of scarlet fever punctulate, kept short, is rapidly disappearing. But then her with nothing can not be confused - it begins abundant peeling skin, particularly strong in the area of ​​the palms and soles, where the skin layers may depart.

Of particular concern is always causes purpura, subcutaneous bleeding, it may be a sign of meningococcal infection. This rash usually starts on the feet as usual papules, but gradually near the papules appear hemorrhage, often tend to merge. This rash is particularly common in children, it is accompanied by high fever and meningeal phenomena - severe headache, nausea, vomiting.

The rash on the body as a sign of dermatological diseases

With skin diseases more difficult. Rash there may be very different in nature, and sometimes it can even be confused with infectious rash. In order to make the correct diagnosis, the dermatologist pays attention not only rash but also on the state of the rest of the skin and mucous membranes and lymph nodes. Sometimes, to clarify the nature of the rash required laboratory tests.

The most characteristic rash Rash: Classification - primary and secondary elements   - Acne, it occurs on oily skin is mainly a young age or various endocrine disorders. This sleek from fat in the skin of the face appear first black dot (this is clogged sebaceous glands), and then a yellow head abscess - the result of an active breeding gland sealed pathogens.

No less characteristic rash and herpes simplex - small bubbles with clear content, affecting most of the skin of the lips, but sometimes arise in other areas of the skin. Herpes - a relative of the chickenpox so rash if they like, but if chickenpox rash spreads over the entire surface of the body, the herpes it affects a small area of ​​skin and the bubbles are close to each other, forming some time single golden brown.

If the skin has begun a fungal infection, it often appears scaly patches of hair Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development   thus break off, creating a characteristic pattern (for example, ringworm).

Characteristically manifested scabies: first, itchy skin in the most tender places: between the toes, in the groin, on the abdomen. Then small dots become visible interconnected intradermal passages in the form of thin strands.

Chronic skin disease psoriasis appears red spots of irregular shape, different in size and prone to mergers and peeling.

The rash on the body of allergic origin

Allergic rashes may be of the most diverse character, it can be confused with both infectious and with skin disease. But more often allergic rashes Allergic rash: manifestation   manifested in the form of urticaria - krupnopapuleznoy (vozvyshayusheysya over the skin), a pink rash, growing in his eyes and run together into larger conglomerates of irregular shape. This kind of swelling of the skin, the danger of it is that the swelling can go on mucous membranes, such as the vocal cords, and then the person can simply choke. Increasing urticaria require emergency room (you need to call an ambulance), but in most cases it goes independently as quickly as it had begun.

Galina Romanenko

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