Atopic dermatitis
Disease information
Atopic dermatitis
The atópica
dermatitis
or eccema is
a
frequent
disease
that affects to 1 of
each
5
children
or smaller
children
of 12 years and that although, when arriving at the puberty presents / displays
a
great improvement, while they suffer his quality of life deteriorates much.
Its
origin
is mainly
genetic
and hereditary, reason why strongly it is related to antecedents of personal or familiar
allergic
diseases
.
The inflammation is produced by an exaggerated reaction of the immunological
system
of the skin before environmental and emotional factors, that can vary from irritating - like chemistries - to alergenos - like the dust - or
stress
. These factors it is known them like leading.
In small
children
, ronchas appears in the face, hairy leather, extremities, mainly in you fold them of the skin or in the zone of the
diaper
. In the adults, the affected zones are folds of the elbow and the knees, the wrists, the eyelids and the neck.
One pronounces as
a
chronic
inflammatory process in the superficial part of the skin and is characterized by grouped temporáneos buds of ronchas that cause much comezón. Between its manifestations also they are the rinitis, conjutivitis and the
allergic
reactions to certain foods.
The first manifestations appear generally during the first year of life and the appearance pictures have to do with the exhibition certain environmental elements like the dust, the aerosols, the suavizantes for the clothes, the wool clothes, the abrupt changes of temperature or humidity or
stress
.
Their special characteristics are:
intense dry skin, comezón, reddish injuries, risen and some of them accompanied by small blisters with
liquid
content that after days and by rascado or the friction they
change
of coloration.
The atópica
dermatitis
is very annoying by comezón of those who suffers it,
but
also by the familiar and
social
effects that it
has
, since the
children
who suffer it usually are isolated by the
fear
to I
infect
and do not sleep well.
The treatment, is focused to prevent the
infections
, to diminish comezón, to improve the dream and to maintain hydrated the skin. At the present time noncorticoids exist medicines already that alleviate the
disease
without causing indirect effect.
In order to avoid complications, they are recommended: the short, nondaily baths and with lukewarm water; to dry the skin without carving it not to cause comezón and to more apply humectantes recommended by the
doctor
; to use
cotton
clothes and the use of perfumed soaps, talc,
cosmetics
and other substances identified by the patient.
IMPORTANT the content of this note is informative and it does not replace the medical diagnosis, reason why we do not become people in
charge
on its use.
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