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Contact dermatitis is a type of acute or chronic inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to chemical or physical agents. [1] Symptoms of contact dermatitis can include itchy or dry skin, a red rash, bumps, blisters, or swelling. These rashes are not contagious or life-threatening, but can be very uncomfortable.
Maculopapular rash on the abdomen after 3 days of measles infection. A maculopapular rash is a type of rash characterized by a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps.
Contact dermatitis is caused by certain substances coming in contact with the skin. [49] [50] [51] ... papular dermatitis of pregnancy, prurigo of pregnancy, ...
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a form of contact dermatitis that is the manifestation of an allergic response caused by contact with a substance; the other type being irritant contact dermatitis (ICD). Although less common than ICD, ACD is accepted to be the most prevalent form of immunotoxicity found in humans. [1]
For example, contact dermatitis correlates with locations where allergen has elicited an allergic immune response. Varicella zoster virus is known to recur (after its initial presentation as chicken pox ) as herpes zoster ("shingles").
The itchy eruption lasts an average of 10–12 months. It is characterized by papules and papulovesicles with excoriations occurring on the chest, back, lower sternum, arms, and thighs. [4] The papules are most commonly found on the mid chest. Sometimes the features of Grover's are found in people who do not itch or have a conspicuous rash.
Acariasis is a term for a rash, caused by mites, sometimes with a papillae (pruritic dermatitis) or papule (papular urticaria), and usually accompanied by a hive and severe itching sensations. An example of such an infection is scabies or gamasoidosis. [citation needed]
The lesions appear as small coppery-red, flat-topped firm papules that appear in crops and sometimes in long linear strings, often symmetric. It is a diffuse chronic skin disease usually confined to the limbs , seen mainly in women in Northern , Central , and Eastern Europe , and characterized initially by an erythematous , oedematous ...