Psioriasis as physical and psychological discomfort
What is psioriasis? Psioriasis is an inflammatory skin disease caused by an immune reaction. It usually manifests itself as macules or plaques on the skin, which are very often itchy. Psioriasis as physical and psychological discomfort Psioriasis is a problem at the physical level mainly because it consists of a succession of stages in its… Continue reading Psioriasis as physical and psychological discomfort
Psoriasis, symptoms and treatment of a very common skin disease
Psoriasis belongs to a series of diseases that we can define as chronic inflammatory diseases, of which it is the main representative.It is also referred to as erythema-squamous dermatitis, chronic or relapsing. Psioriasis is indeed a very common disease, both in children and adults, but it can hide many pitfalls in terms of how to… Continue reading Psoriasis, symptoms and treatment of a very common skin disease
What is atopic dermatitis
Many different skin manifestations actually have eczema as their common denominator. This is defined as a dermatitis characterised by the presence of erythema and superficial vesicles (vesiculae punctatae), which break down to form squamo-crusts, often accompanied by intense itching. In medical terms, dermatitis is very often referred to as eczema, and the most common is… Continue reading What is atopic dermatitis
Diagnosis and treatments of atopic dermatitis
The diagnosis of atopic dermatitis is clinical and is based on major and minor criteria. Major criteria: itching, fissuring, dryness (scaly skin) Minor criteria are more complex and can be those: Dennie-Morgan sign (infraorbital eyelid fold) Pythyriasis alba: this is not a fungus, because when one speaks of Pythyriasis one can have fungus (white, versicolor,… Continue reading Diagnosis and treatments of atopic dermatitis