Im afraid my skin condition won't go away?!
Question: Recently, I got a skin condition called dermatitis, but I think it isn't the worst, will it ever go away deifintley or does it come and go? Im so afarid of it coming back, it would ruin me.
Answers: Recently, I got a skin condition called dermatitis, but I think it isn't the worst, will it ever go away deifintley or does it come and go? Im so afarid of it coming back, it would ruin me.
Dermatitis (eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin, causing itching, blisters, redness, swelling, and often oozing, scabbing, and scaling.
Dermatitis is a broad term covering many different disorders that all result in a red, itchy rash. The term eczema is sometimes used for dermatitis. Some types of dermatitis affect only specific parts of the body, whereas others can occur anywhere. Some types of dermatitis have a known cause, whereas others do not. However, dermatitis is always the skin's way of reacting to severe dryness, scratching, an irritating substance, or an allergen. Typically, that substance comes in direct contact with the skin, but sometimes the substance is swallowed. In all cases, continuous scratching and rubbing may eventually lead to thickening and hardening of the skin.
Dermatitis may be a brief reaction to a substance. In such cases it may produce symptoms, such as itching and redness, for just a few hours or for only a day or two. Chronic dermatitis persists over a period of time. The hands and feet are particularly vulnerable to chronic dermatitis, because the hands are in frequent contact with many foreign substances and the feet are in the warm, moist conditions created by socks and shoes that favor fungal growth.
Chronic dermatitis may represent a contact, fungal, or other dermatitis that has been inadequately diagnosed or treated, or it may be one of several chronic skin disorders of unknown origin. Because chronic dermatitis produces cracks and blisters in the skin, any type of chronic dermatitis may lead to bacterial infection.
Prevention and Treatment
Contact dermatitis can be prevented by avoiding contact with the causative substance. If contact does occur, the material should be washed off immediately with soap and water. If circumstances risk ongoing exposure, gloves and protective clothing may be helpful. Barrier creams are also available that can block certain substances, such as poison ivy and epoxy resins, from contacting the skin. Desensitization with injections or tablets of the causative substance is not effective in preventing contact dermatitis.
Treatment is not effective until there is no further contact with the substance causing the problem. Once the substance is removed, the redness usually disappears after a week. Blisters may continue to ooze and form crusts, but they soon dry. Residual scaling, itching, and temporary thickening of the skin may last for days or weeks.
Itching can be relieved with a number of topical drugs or drugs taken by mouth (see Itching and Noninfectious Rashes: Treatment). In addition, small areas of dermatitis can be soothed by applying pieces of gauze or thin cloth dipped in cool water or aluminum acetate (Burow's solution) several times a day for an hour. Larger areas may be treated with short, cool tub baths with or without colloidal oatmeal. The doctor may drain fluid from a large blister, but the blister is not removed.
A doctor makes the diagnosis based on the typical pattern of the rash and often on whether other family members have allergies.
No cure exists, but itching can be relieved with topical drugs or drugs taken by mouth (see Itching and Noninfectious Rashes: Treatment). Certain other measures can help. Avoiding contact with substances known to irritate the skin or foods that the person is sensitive to can prevent a rash. The skin should be kept moist, either with commercial moisturizers or with petroleum jelly or vegetable oil. Moisturizers are best applied immediately after bathing, while the skin is damp.
Specific treatments include applying a corticosteroid ointment or cream. To limit the use of corticosteroids in people being treated for long periods, doctors sometimes replace the corticosteroids with petroleum jelly for a week or more at a time. Ointments or creams containing an immune system-modulating drug such as tacrolimus or pimecrolimus also are helpful and can limit the need for long-term corticosteroid use. Some doctors prescribe such drugs first. Corticosteroid tablets are a last resort for people with stubborn cases.
Phototherapy (exposure to ultraviolet light) may help adults (see Phototherapy: Using Ultraviolet Light to Treat Skin DisordersSidebar). This treatment is rarely recommended for children because of its potential long-term side effects, including skin cancer and cataracts.
For severe cases, the immune system can be suppressed with cyclosporine, azathioprine, or mycophenolate mofetil taken by mouth, or injections of interferon-gamma.
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