Thursday, September 1, 2011

FAQs on Skin

What is the leggings syndrome?
Especially with dark tights and leggings, socks and other tight-fitting garments mostly dark can cause a contact allergy. It manifests itself after about 48 hours just in the area where the garment had contact with the skin, characterized by redness and itching. Warm weather and sweating facilitate this process. Possible partners are dyes such as p-phenylenediamine (PPD) or related compounds. PPD is often used black dye that is used to stain darker fabrics. Also, black leather shoes or gloves, leather bags, hair colors, inks, rubber products, food, etc. are dyed fabrics with it.
Cradle cap is a already a neurodermatitis?
In a cradle cap is eczema, which usually occurs on the scalp. The appearance of eczema - the crust - is reminiscent of dried milk. This phenomenon occurs mostly skin around the third month of life. The cradle cap is not a milk allergy, he still makes a forecast for later atopic disease.
At what point should a child ears pierced?
Since allergies have increased significantly in recent years, it is one of the preventive measures in children and adolescents strongly allergenic substances to avoid. This includes jewelry containing nickel. If children have pierced ears prick, care should be taken that are worn especially in the first period only hypoallergenic earrings made of steel, which release a nickel content of less than 0,005 micrograms of nickel / week. Especially in infants and small children should be dispensed with pierced ears.
Is there a special diet eczema?
No, there is no universally valid form of nutrition for atopic dermatitis. Each individual has his own tolerance range. In childhood, food allergies play in about 1 / 3 of a role in atopic dermatitis. In 90 percent of these are allergic to basic foodstuffs such as milk, egg, nuts or wheat. Whether and what role diet plays in an individual case, must therefore clarified in close collaboration with a physician experienced in allergology and a dietician will.
Are skin reactions caused by plant contact allergy ever?
When you come into contact with plants, can be made very different skin reactions:
1st Mechanical, and injure plant parts such as spines or thorns, the skin mechanically and also inflammation caused by the penetration of bacteria.
2nd Mechanically and chemically, with the skin is breached only here and then enter irritants into the wound. E.g. with nettles, stinging hairs which break when touched. This results in the form of a Einstechkanüle, which penetrates the skin and injected with sodium, acetylcholine and histamine. This leads to inflammation within the wound, which is accompanied by a burning pain.
3rd Chemical / irritant: This effect can be caused by plants that contain latex tubes, cell sap or glandular hairs skin-damaging plant ingredients, such as in the family of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), such as poinsettia and holly, can escape from their milk juices histamine and acetylcholine. The allergen-containing latex should not get in eyes, because they can be severely damaged by this.
4th Toxic Photo: This photo comes after contact with toxic substances to the skin inflammation. This reaction is triggered by exposure to UVA light or visible wavelengths. A particularly strong reaction from the furocoumarins solve the giant hogweed.
5th Photo-allergic, it is, if the reaction is equal to the phototoxic, but the person concerned with a sensitization to the vegetable ingredient is present. It is caused by an allergy delayed type.
6th Skin irritation caused by contact allergens: plant compounds may react to skin contact with the body's own proteins and act as an allergen. There are a variety of plants trigger the allergic contact dermatitis can see how the Becherprimel Primula obconica. There are immediate-type allergic reactions but also delayed type possible.
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