Dermatitis
Dermatitis, awso kent as eczema, is a group o diseases that results in inflammation o the skin.[1] These diseases are characterized bi itchiness, red skin an a rash. In cases o short duration, there mey be wee blisters, while in lang-term cases the skin mey become thickened. The arie o skin involved can vary frae smaw tae the enteer body.
| Dermatitis | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | Eczema |
 | |
| A moderate case of dermatitis of the hands | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
| Symptoms | Itchiness, red skin, rash[1] |
| Complications | Skin infection[2] |
| Uisual onset | Childhood[1][2] |
| Causes | Atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, stasis dermatitis[1][2] |
| Diagnostic method | Based on symptom[1] |
| Seemilar condeetions | Scabies, psoriasis, dermatitis herpetiformis, lichen simplex chronicus[3] |
| Treatment | Moisturizers, steroid creams, antihistamines[2][4] |
| Frequency | 245 million (2015)[5] |
References
eedit- ↑ a b c d e Nedorost, Susan T. (2012). Generalized Dermatitis in Clinical Practice (in Inglis). Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 1–3, 9, 13–14. ISBN 9781447128977. Archived frae the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 Julie 2016. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ a b c d "Handout on Health: Atopic Dermatitis (A type of eczema)". NIAMS. Mey 2013. Archived frae the original on 30 Mey 2015. Retrieved 29 Julie 2016. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ Ferri, Fred F. (2010). Ferri's differential diagnosis : a practical guide to the differential diagnosis of symptoms, signs, and clinical disorders (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Mosby. p. Chapter D. ISBN 978-0323076999.
- ↑ McAleer, MA; Flohr, C; Irvine, AD (23 Julie 2012). "Management of difficult and severe eczema in childhood". BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 345: e4770. doi:10.1136/bmj.e4770. hdl:2262/75991. PMID 22826585.
- ↑ GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence, Collaborators. (8 October 2016). "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015". Lancet. 388 (10053): 1545–1602. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6. PMC 5055577. PMID 27733282.