Dermatitis

The term "dermatitis" means a skin disorder.
Dermatitis is an inflammatory reaction of the skin, and it shows up as sore skin.
It can be due to several causes, including:

• chimicals
• physical
• microbial infections (viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.)
• parasitic infections
• skin diseases due to allergies or autoimmune disorsers (like psoriasis).

Dermatitis often worsens with stress. It's believed that stress hormones stimulate further on the immune response to inflamation.

If dermatitis is not contagious is also referred to eczema.

The term "eczema" is broadly applied to a range of persistent or recurring skin rashes characterized by redness, skin edema, itching and dryness, with possible crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. Areas of temporary skin discoloration sometimes characterize healed lesions, though scarring is rare.

TYPES

Atopic eczema	aka infantile e., flexural e., atopic dermatitis it has hereditary component itchy rash is particularly noticeable on face and scalp, neck, inside of elbows, behind knees, and buttocks
Contact dermatitis	it can be allergic (resulting from a delayed reaction to some allergen, such as poison ivy or nickel) or irritant (resulting from direct reaction to a solvent, for example) some substances act both as allergen and irritant other substances cause a problem after sunlight exposure, bringing on phototoxic dermatitis
Xerotic eczema	aka asteatotic e., e. craquele or craquelatum, winter itch, pruritus hiemalis dry skin becomes so serious that it turns into eczema it worsens in dry winter weather limbs and trunk are most often affected very common among the older population
Seborrhoeic dermatitis	aka cradle cap in infants, dandruff causes dry or greasy scaling of the scalp and eyebrows scaly pimples and red patches sometimes appear in various adjacent places in newborns it causes a thick, yellow crusty scalp rash called cradle cap
Dyshidrosis	aka dyshidrotic e., pompholyx, vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis, housewife’s eczema it occurs on palms, soles, and sides of fingers and toes tiny opaque bumps called vesicles, thickening, and cracks are accompanied by itching which gets worse at night it worsens in warm weather
Discoid eczema	aka nummular e., exudative e., microbial e. it features round spots of oozing or dry rash, with clear boundaries, often on lower legs it is usually worse in winter cause is unknown, and the condition tends to come and go
Venous eczema	aka gravitational e., stasis dermatitis, varicose e. it occurs in people with impaired circulation, varicose veins and edema, and is particularly common in the ankle area of people over 50 it features redness, scaling, darkening of the skin and itching the disorder predisposes to leg ulcers
Dermatitis herpetiformis	aka Duhring’s Disease it causes intensely itchy and typically symmetrical rash on arms, thighs, knees, and back directly related to celiac disease, and can often be put into remission with appropriate diet
Neurodermatitis	aka lichen simplex chronicus, localized scratch dermatitis it featuresan itchy area of thickened, pigmented eczema patch that results from habitual rubbing and scratching usually there is only one spot
Autoeczematization	aka id reaction, autosensitization eczematous reaction to an infection with parasites, fungi, bacteria or viruses it always occurs some distance away from the original infection
Others	There are also eczemas resulting from: viral infections (e. herpeticum, e. vaccinatum) underlying disease (e.g. lymphoma) ingestion of medications, foods, and chemicals

                                                                                           Articles from Wikipedia




WARNINGS: Information, statements and products on this website have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, mitigate, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. The natural properties of the botanicals are only referred to their common uses among folk and herbal traditions. Our products are not intended to diagnose, cure, or prevent any disease as well. It's not meant to give any suggestion of diagnosis or disease treatment. Please see a doctor when needed.