What
is hand dermatitis?
Quite
simply, hand dermatitis or eczema is a rash or inflammation
of the hands. Atopic dermatitis is inherited while contact dermatitis
occurs from repeated and prolonged exposure to irritants. Atopic
dermatitis is more prevalent in people with allergies or sensitive
skin but can occur in anyone. Symptoms for both types of dermatitis
include dry, cracked, raw, inflamed and painful hands.
What
can trigger hand dermatitis?
Both atopic and contact dermatitis can be triggered or worsened
by a variety of factors including: exposure to irritants like
soaps, detergents, fragrance, water, raw foods or solvents,
temperature or humidity changes, or stress.
How can
I help my hands clear up?
Severe dermatitis can take several weeks to clear up. Your hands
will remain susceptible. Unless you take the necessary precautions
to treat your hand dermatitis, it can recur.
How should
I care for my hands?
Avoid high lather soaps that strip lipids and use the effective
low lather Lubrex® Cleanser to gently remove soil and contaminants.
Lubricate your hands with Lubrex® Cream after washing and
at least four times daily to nourish your hands and reduce moisture
loss. Avoid regular soaps and moisturizers containing the irritants:
sodium laurel sulfate and propylene glycol.
What
else can I do to protect my hands?
Use Allerderm® Protective Gloves to avoid everyday irritants
instead of ordinary gloves that contain latex, powder, or chemicals,
all of which can cause hand eczema flare-ups.
What
is psoriasis? It is a chronic illness of the skin that produces
scaly, augmented and inflamed lesions that affects equally to
both sexes. The extension of affected skin varies from person
to person.
Is it
contagious? No, the psoriasis is not contagious. One cannot
acquire it by touching the polluted plaques.
Is it
hereditary? The psoriasis appearance supposes a genetic
bias, since a third of infected people has family background.
It is believed that besides the inheritance other breaking out
factors influence.
Is it
caused by emotional factors? It doesn't exist evidences
that the causes are due by nervous or psychological kind. However,
the stress situations, the family, work or study difficulties
can influence. An infectious focus can also worsen it.
How much
people do suffer it? It is considered that it affects around
3% of the world population.
At what
age does the psoriasis appear? Generally the type I appears
between the 15 and 35 years old, but sometimes it can be presented
in the childhood, and the type II from 35 to 70 years.
What
does it worsen to the psoriasis? A psoriasis outbreak can
be produced by a traumatism (wounded, blows, solar burns...),
the psychological STRESS, hormonal changes (menstruation, pregnancy,
menopause...), skin infectious processes of breathing ways and
certain drugs contraindicated as: litio salts, Ainex (indometacina),
chloroquina, interferon alpha, blocking beta and those antagonist
of calcium. In some people the hormonal changes can cause improvements
but the excess of alcohol and weight harm as well as the consumption
of irritating and very seasoned foods. Also the environmental
conditions (extreme temperatures, cement powder, etc.) can aggravating
the affected person’ state.
What
layers is the skin compound from? The skin is formed by
a fine external layer, the epidermis, and a resistant and flexible
internal layer, the dermis. The epidermis is formed by some
dead and flattened cells that are continually being detached
in the course of all our activities in a process that almost
lasts one month. The epidermis bottom (bases) is formed by alive
cells that are going to dye to replace those other that are
produced in the surface. The dermis, on the other hand, is only
formed by alive cells and small blood vessels (capillary) that
feed the skin, and nervous ends through which we feel.
What
does it happen in the psoriasis plaques? Basically, the
skin is thicker in the lesions due to the great increase of
the cells number of the epidermis. The renovation of the skin
external (epidermis) takes place in 4 days, instead of the 28
to 30 habitual days (quicker seven times). For this reason they
are accumulated the skin layers or dead cells that are produced
as flakes, the skin cells don't ripen and don't protect appropriately,
getting lost humidity due to the lesions. The capillary are
thicker and longer than in the normal skin. These are tangled
on themselves and the blood flows more plentifully, reason by
which the plaques become reddened, the skin becomes inflamed
and the cell number of the immune system increases.
Is the
psoriasis serious? In most of the cases the answer is NOT.
The patients can be treated as ambulatory and others don't require
treatment. In some cases serious forms of psoriasis that require
the entrance to a hospital centre temporarily can take place.
It is considered that from 5 to 10% of those affected develop
psoriatic arthritis that should be specifically treated with
a specialist (rheumatologist).
What
does it originate the psoriasis? The cause is not known,
however, every day the processes that happen at cellular level
in the skin lesions advance more and more. The psoriasis research
is benefited with the treatments developed for other illnesses,
as the cancer.
Does
a definitive cure exist? No. It does not exist up to nowadays,
but the treatments to whiten the lesions are effective. The
psoriasis requires perseverance and, in many occasions, several
treatments are alternated or combined. It can disappear for
long seasons and in some cases for many years.
Does
it harm in the work? In most of the cases the answer is
NOT. Some affected, for the graveness or the evidence of the
lesions, can be harmed in concrete cases. Unfortunately, legal
dispositions that discriminate against the access to certain
public employments also exist and this should be modified.
If I
believe that I have psoriasis, what can I do? Consulting
with the skin specialist (dermatologist), to establish the diagnosis
and to be informed appropriately, besides planning with the
specialist a treatment with periodic checks. Likewise, there
exist some factors that can help the illness be less severe
as the sunlight and the exercise (walking outdoors) since the
STRESS control is very important, together with the consumption
of a healthy feeding as fish, fruits and vegetables that facilitate
the digestion and the good work of the intestinal tract. You
should not consume liquor, sausages, pig meats or seasoned foods.
The treatments are long and the perseverance should be kept.
Use a moisturizing and anti-inflammatory cream daily. Affiliate
to an association of people affected by psoriasis.
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more information on medicines, therapies and help in the psoriasis
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