Eczema and Dermatitis
Dermatitis is a general term that describes an inflammation of the skin. There are different types of dermatitis, including seborrheic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis (eczema). Although the disorder can have many causes and occur in many forms, it usually involves swollen, reddened and itchy skin. (www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/dermatitis-000048.htm)
Dermatitis is a common condition that usually isn't life-threatening or contagious. But, it can make you feel uncomfortable and self-conscious. A combination of self-care steps and medications can help you treat dermatitis.
The different types of dermatitis are classified according to the cause of the condition. Contact is the condition caused by an allergen or an irritating substance. Irritant contact dermatitis accounts for eighty percent of all cases of contact dermatitis.
Atopic dermatitis is very common worldwide and increasing in prevalence. It affects males and females equally and accounts for ten and twenty percent of all referrals to dermatologists. More prone to develop this type of dermatitis are individuals who live in urban areas with low humidity. Dermatitis herpetiformis is a particular type of dermatitis that appears as a result of a gastrointestinal condition, known as celiac disease. Seborrheic dermatitis is more common in infants and in individuals between thirty and seventy years old. It appears to affect primarily men and it occurs in eighty- five percent of people suffering from AIDS. Nummular dermatitis is a less common type of dermatitis, with no known cause and which tends to appear more frequently in middle-aged people. Stasis dermatitis is an inflammation on the lower legs which is caused by buildups of blood and fluid and it is more likely to occur in people with varicose. Perioral dermatitis is somewhat similar to rosacea and it appears more often in women between twenty and sixty years old. ( www.medicinenet.com/atopic_dermatitis/article.htm)
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Dermatitis is a common condition that usually isn't life-threatening or contagious. But, it can make you feel uncomfortable and self-conscious. A combination of self-care steps and medications can help you treat dermatitis.
The different types of dermatitis are classified according to the cause of the condition. Contact is the condition caused by an allergen or an irritating substance. Irritant contact dermatitis accounts for eighty percent of all cases of contact dermatitis.
Atopic dermatitis is very common worldwide and increasing in prevalence. It affects males and females equally and accounts for ten and twenty percent of all referrals to dermatologists. More prone to develop this type of dermatitis are individuals who live in urban areas with low humidity. Dermatitis herpetiformis is a particular type of dermatitis that appears as a result of a gastrointestinal condition, known as celiac disease. Seborrheic dermatitis is more common in infants and in individuals between thirty and seventy years old. It appears to affect primarily men and it occurs in eighty- five percent of people suffering from AIDS. Nummular dermatitis is a less common type of dermatitis, with no known cause and which tends to appear more frequently in middle-aged people. Stasis dermatitis is an inflammation on the lower legs which is caused by buildups of blood and fluid and it is more likely to occur in people with varicose. Perioral dermatitis is somewhat similar to rosacea and it appears more often in women between twenty and sixty years old. ( www.medicinenet.com/atopic_dermatitis/article.htm)
Dermatitis symptoms vary with all