A rash is a change in the appearance of the skin, its color, structure with localization of lesions on the face, scalp, arms, legs or, in severe cases, on the entire body.
The rash may be accompanied by itching, pain, the formation of red spots, bullae (blisters), papules (nodules), pustules (pustules), blisters, and plaques. The skin becomes dry, flaky, and when scratched, scratches, weeping, scabs or erosions may appear on the skin. Chronic itching and the addition of a secondary infection often provoke the development of foci of skin atrophy: changes in pigmentation, thinning or thickening of the skin.
The appearance of a rash may be accompanied by the following symptoms: itching, pain, fever, muscle and joint pain, headache, sleep disturbances, appetite, weight loss, general malaise, weakness, nausea and vomiting, inflammation and damage to the mucous membranes (eyes, cavities mouth, genitals).
The most common questions at a doctor’s appointment: allergic, infectious and acne rashes. It is important to understand that the cause of rashes is most often diseases - hair follicles and sebaceous glands, allergic reactions, infectious, autoimmune diseases. That is, the rash does not occur on its own, but is an external sign of pathological processes in the skin, internal organs and body systems.
Why do they appear?
Like warts, papillomas are not dangerous
.
Their appearance is associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV),
which is transmitted through contact with a carrier. It is also possible to transmit HPV from an affected area of skin to a healthy one in one person. High humidity and microcracks in the skin increase susceptibility to viral particles. In this regard, you should always use personal hygiene items when visiting swimming pools, saunas and showers.
Important:
a large number of papillomas may indicate problems with the immune system. For women in such cases, it is necessary to take a smear for HPV, since some of its types can cause
cervical cancer
Preventing the appearance of red moles
It is impossible to prevent the occurrence of congenital angiomas. A congenital red mole in a child is most often a short-term formation and disappears by the age of 5-7 years. Therefore, if the child does not complain of pain or itching in the area of the angioma, there is no need to worry.
In order to avoid the occurrence of angiomas after birth, it is necessary to follow these recommendations:
- avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight and frequent visits to the solarium;
- follow a sleep and nutrition schedule;
- lead a healthy lifestyle.
If you have a red mole, it is important to monitor its development and contact a dermatologist at the first signs of injury or change in size. With timely consultation with a doctor, it is possible to prevent complications of angiomas and, if necessary, begin therapy on time.
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Author: Christopher Vasily Alekseevich
Dermatologist, pediatric dermatologist. Highest category. Work experience 24 years.
What is the best way to treat?
A large number of papillomas certainly causes inconvenience and does not look aesthetically pleasing. However, this is not a reason to use old-fashioned methods for removal with thread, pliers or a blowtorch.
For single small (1x1 mm) formations, celandine juice
- a proven folk remedy.
When there are many papillomas or they are large, this method is not suitable
, as it can last for months and lead to severe inflammation.
Removal using radio wave surgery is much more convenient and effective
The operation does not require special preparation, is practically painless, and after it you can drive a car.
Once I had the opportunity to remove about 70 papillomas from one patient at once. It is difficult to convey all the joy of a person who got rid of them, whom they tormented for several years.
Dermatological problems
The most common dermatological disease, characterized by the appearance of red spots - they are located locally or throughout the body - lichen. Experts distinguish several types of lichen, each of which has its own characteristics.
Red flat and ringing, scaly (psoriasis) and shingles, pityriasis and weeping (eczema) - all of them require the mandatory intervention of a specialist who can make a correct diagnosis and timely prescribe therapeutic measures. In addition, some types of lichen are transmitted by contact, which requires isolation of the patient from others, compliance with a special lifestyle, and exclusion of provoking factors.
Pathologies of the cardiovascular system and the consequences of frequent or constant stress and nervous tension.
The human body is a complex system in which everything is interconnected. Therefore, you shouldn’t be surprised if one of the consequences of nervous overstrain is redness of the skin (it’s not for nothing that people came up with the expression: “stains from nerves”). The reason for this phenomenon most often lies in vegetative-vascular dystonia, leading to impaired blood flow.
Redness of the skin will most likely not cause any pain and will go away on its own in a couple of days. However, you need to remember that quite serious diseases of internal organs can also lead to the appearance of spots: the cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, etc. Therefore, any change in the skin should be a reason to contact a skin specialist.
Treatment results
The photo below shows the results of removal of neck papillomas using radio wave surgery
Rarely occur again. Reappearance of papillomas is possible with high virus activity in the body. In this situation, additional treatment with immunomodulators or consultation with an immunologist may be required.
Complications
Although papillomas for the most part imply benign formations, their formation cannot be ignored. Many types of viruses can cause cancer, so many people wonder how to prevent the spread of papilloma after infection. The following types of HPV are distinguished depending on the degree of threat of cancer:
- not implying the appearance of oncology,
- having a low degree and a high degree of oncology.
When is it recommended to contact a specialist? If there are formations, you should immediately contact a doctor specializing in the relevant profile.
Interpretation of positions in other places
The hand with which a person writes, usually the right, is considered by palmists to be active, and all the signs on it symbolize innate gifts and trials. Specks on the passive hand are deciphered as probable events or situations created personally. Most often, troubles of this kind can be avoided if you are careful. Identical, mirror-like moles indicate the impossibility or unwillingness of change.
A rare large spot on the back of the hand is characteristic of a hardworking, purposeful optimist. He is surrounded by a close circle of friends and admirers, and luck accompanies him in any business, even if he earns money dishonestly. However, in personal life there are often problems, disappointments and long-term suffering. Sacrifice and commitment make him an easy prey for selfish people who like to use people for their personal interests.
A mole on the wrist is found in straight-A students. They easily grasp educational material without making much effort, have phenomenal memory and rarely get sick. On the right side, the blessing of higher powers is added in the form of family happiness.
Points on the fingers are found among outstanding individuals who have psychic abilities and the highest level of energy, which they can direct to good deeds in order to improve karma. The interpretation of the marks depends on the position on a particular finger:
- thumb - extraordinary athletic abilities, kindness, wit, trustworthiness;
- indicative - easy fame, success in public professions, material well-being;
- average - self-confident leaders succeed in politics, personnel management, management of any kind, it is necessary to fight excessive authority;
- unnamed - creative potential and an inexhaustible reservoir of ideas that can be realized in creative activities - fashion, design, show business, also indicates emotionality, responsiveness, devotion and honesty;
- little finger - desperate debaters with talents in the field of oratory and an intuitive understanding of the psychology of actions, realize themselves in medicine, journalism and educational work.
Moles on two wrists indicate early marriage, which will last many years, and for women it can mean abandoning a career in favor of motherhood and housekeeping. If the nevus is on the inside, then it is extremely difficult for a person to overcome difficulties and establish subordination with colleagues, but on the outside, on the contrary, it is a sign of a socially active person, a leader in production.
Senestopathies
Burning, itchy feelings provoked by mental disorders are classified as simple thermal senestopathies.
Senestopathies are a variety of unpleasant, intrusive and exhausting impressions that are concentrated on the surface or inside the body. This concept was first learned about in 1907 thanks to the scientists P. Camus and Dupre.
The peculiarity of this condition from true burning and itching is the rich and elaborate way of describing them. For example, “there is a fire in the head”, “the chest is on fire”. The localization is characterized by an unusual presentation: “itching in the stomach area”, “a vessel in the abdomen is pulsating”.
Such episodes can be isolated, constant or paroxysmal. Sometimes they are so intrusive that they literally drive the patient crazy.
Their characteristic feature is tactile hallucinations. They often manifest themselves in terms of itching and tingling. A person claims that bugs or mites are crawling under his skin. In some cases, he even sees them, or it seems to him that crumbs or sand are stuck to his body.
Such hallucinations provoke obsessive actions. The patient persistently visits doctors or tries to get rid of intrusive parasites on his own: he constantly washes himself and disinfects his body.
Mental disorders that lead to similar senestopathies:
- hypochondria;
- neuroses and depression;
- psychoses and psychopathy;
- oneiroid;
- paranoia;
- affective and delusional disorders, etc.
Other signs about birthmarks on the palm
To deepen the information conveyed by birthmarks on the palms, it is worth paying attention to their shape and exact location. Palmistry deals with this professionally; experienced palmists have entire atlases of birthmarks and their interpretations, based on centuries-old knowledge.
What does the shape of moles on the hands mean:
- circle - an easy person, an easy, bright life;
- square – craving for sexual deviations;
- triangle - love of flirting;
- oval - lack of financial worries, poverty;
- arrow, line - warning about a threat to health and well-being;
- a curved short line - riskiness, a tendency to waste, extreme sports.
By location:
- in the center - success;
- at the base of the thumb - problems of intimate life, childlessness;
- under the other fingers - according to individual interpretations of palmistry based on the planetary mounts on the palm.
It is believed that the bad interpretation of a nevus on the palm can be temporarily neutralized if the mark is made to disappear artificially. For example, remove a formation. The time gained may be enough to correct the situation. However, it is not worth getting carried away with cutting off moles for the sake of this - fate does not like evasion and deception.
Varieties of dermographism
There are 4 types of dermographism:
- Urticarial dermographism , which is also called edematous, is characterized by the appearance of a blistering rash, similar to the features of urticaria. However, the rashes are not accompanied by itching and burning, so they can be ignored by a person for a long time.
- Red dermographism , characterized by the appearance of pink or red stripes on the surface of the skin after a blunt object is passed over them. Sometimes hyperemic areas of the epidermis may have white outlines. The stripes do not last long - only 2-3 hours, then they disappear on their own.
- White dermographism , in which white stripes appear on the body. They are stored for several minutes.
- Reflex dermographism , which occurs after passing a sharp object across the skin. The stripes are bright red and vary in length.
If a person’s health condition is normal, then doctors allow the development of red dermographism of the skin. The most severe (in terms of treatment) is the urticarial type of disease.
Therapy
In mild cases (90%), there is no need to treat such a disorder. Marks on the skin disappear on their own after some time and do not leave scars. To relieve symptoms, take sedative antihistamines of the 1st generation: suprastin, diphenhydramine.
But in severe chronic forms, non-sedating antihistamines of the 2nd generation (loratadine) or 3rd generation (cetirizine) are prescribed. They are taken once when manifestations occur or regularly for persistent relapses. For prevention, ketotifen is prescribed; it prevents histamine from entering the tissue.
Diagnostics
Diagnosing dermographism is much easier than any other skin disease. To record the fact of a sharp reaction of the epidermis to mechanical stress, it is enough for the doctor to run a medical spatula over it.
If small vesicles have formed on the surface of the skin, the dermatologist can additionally scrape their tissues for serological testing. This is a differential diagnostic method, which is carried out in order to distinguish dermographism from other diseases accompanied by the formation of watery blisters.
Skin allergies: main causes
There are many reasons for the development of allergic dermatosis: various food allergens, medications, household chemicals, cosmetics, etc.
Skin allergies are caused by:
- Living in regions with unfavorable ecology.
- The presence of occupational hazards (prolonged human contact with aggressive objects: alkalis, acids, smoke, medications, etc.).
- Eating with a large number of allergenic foods.
- High drug load.
- Widespread use of household chemicals containing highly allergenic chemical compounds, dyes and fragrances.
- In young children, skin allergies can be triggered by early cessation of breastfeeding and early introduction of complementary foods.
Risk factors also include a hereditary predisposition to allergic diseases.
In addition, the causes of exacerbation of skin allergies can be diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, stress, etc.
