Various Skin Diseases And Its Prevention

Last update : February 06, 2012
 
Various Skin Diseases And Its Prevention

             Disease of skin is known as dermatosis and dermatitis is the inflammation of skin. Some common Skin disease is skin cancer, acne, eczema, sunburn, psoriasis, warts, impetigo, scabies, Skin Tags, tinea, ulcers, herpes and pruritis. Skin disorder is caused due to absorption of certain material by the skin that results in irritation or poisoning. Even sometimes people fail or forget using proper skin protection apparels like gloves, aprons and overalls.

             Skin disease becomes dry in winters as winter conditions reduce the oily coating or natural skin emulsion so the skin become susceptible to aging and disease. So one should avoid taking bath with extremely hot water and apply moisturizer so as to maintain the natural skin oil.

Different Skin Disease

             Scleroderma is a common disease among the people between the ages of forty-to-sixty. The symptoms produce changes in the skin so the face and fingers become wax-like, tight, shiny and thick. Different drugs like vasodilator drugs, antihypertensive drugs and corticosteroid drugs can do treatment of scleroderma. Discoloration and redness caused due to scleroderma can be easily concealed by applying cover creams.

             Eczema is a skin disease that causes skin aging as well as bleeding, inflamed, infected sores, itchy patches and red, dry rashes. The various factors that cause this skin disease are diet, stress, climate, pets and household dust mites whereas Allergic contact dermatitis is caused by regular contact with allergic substances for over an extended period.

             Dermatitis is a type of skin allergy that is commonly caused due to contact with metal jewelry which is either artificial or have low pure metal content. So avoid using particular items in your daily life so as to prevent allergy. The skin allergy causes itching and scratching of the skin but one should avoid scratching as if the skin breaks then the skin become susceptible for other infection.