Dermatitis

Dermis – skin
itis – inflammation

What is dermatitis:

Dermatitis is the most common ailment affecting the skin and often used as an umbrella term for several types of skin conditions. Due to the broad range of contributing factors that influence dermatitis, it’s can be problematic and difficult to treat.

Symptoms:

Simply put, dermatitis is inflammation of skin, and it appears as itchy red patches, dryness, flaking, blisters, rashes, crust-like lesions or even dandruff.

Dermatitis can also present as:

  • Atopic dermatitis, better known as eczema, is associated with asthma and genetics. It presents itself as an itchy red rash that becomes cracked dry or crusted. Eczema is usually diagnosed from infancy and stays into adulthood, by which time the condition is chronic inflammation. Sufferers know that stressful periods and overexposure to allergens will only worsen the conditions and need to be kept at a minimum.
  • Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a common condition in infants known as cradle cap and in adults as dandruff. This is an inflammatory reaction, and although it is not entirely clear, it can be a reaction to a fungal overgrowth. Read more on how to relieve dandruff here. Both the fungi Malassezia, which lives on the skin, and Candida Albicans, which resides in the gut, contribute to a higher chance of dandruff. The most effective way to reduce their presence is to starve them by taking sugar and yeast out of your diet.
  • Perioral dermatitis is a facial rash that causes bumps to develop around the mouth and is predominantly seen in women. Many studies suggest that this condition is provoked by an external irritant of some kind, however, the cause is still unknown. That being said, the misuse of corticosteroids has been well established, usually leading to perioral dermatitis reappearing even worse than it the condition was before the use of steroid creams.

How to help dermatitis:

In most cases, each condition will be diagnosed as a specific type of dermatitis. However, each presentation, severity, and cause need to be considered.

For more information on dermatitis, please see : Understanding Dermatitis

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