Common dermatological disorders and its clinical manifestation

Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Due to contact with a substance that might be harmless to others.

•		Itchiness
•		Red and swollen skin
•		Vesicular eruptions (water bubbles)

Atopic Dermatitis
Exaggerated cutaneous response to environmental antigen (house mites)

Infantile • Highly Pruritic • Red Scales • Crusted weeping patches on cheeks and extremities

Childhood • Papulation in flexural areas

Adult Stage • Lichenification in flexural areas, forehead and periorbital region (All types are Susceptible to cutaneous viral, fungal &bacterial infection)

Acné Vulgaris (Pimples)
The bacteria (Propionibacterium acnes, staphylococcus aureus and staph.epidermidis) found on the skin alter the increased sebum that always happens with hormonal increase in puberty.

•		Black or white heads
•		Red spots
•		Deep boil like lesions

Senile Purpura (aged person)
Thin easily disrupted skin.
Easily disrupted blood vessels.

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Skin bruises that do not indicate vitamin deficiency or bleeding disorders.

Moniliasis/Candidias
Fungal Infection

•		Red rash with white flakes
•		Pruritis (itchiness)
•		It is found on the lip area and genitals of person with diabetes, those taking oral steroids and on long-term antibiotics
•		Females may have a genital discharge and itchiness

Generalized Dermatophytosis (Tinea Corporis)
Fungal Infection

•		Papulosquamous disease (papules with dry skin flakes)
•		If it affects the very young, the very old or the immunocompromised patients it  will be very extensive

Lichen Planus
Common with dry skin in old person

•		Skin scales that show a lacy white pattern
•		The lesions are typically flat-topped rectangular or polygonal in shape
•		Involves the flexural areas of the wrist

Xerosis/Asteatotic Eczema
Dry skin that flakes easily as the oil content of skin decreases with age

•	Poorly demarcated, scaly round red patches with scaly fissures in irregular  netlike pattern

Rosacea
It is provoked in some persons by emotion, alchol, exertion, warm meals or spicy food.

•	Central facial erythema
•	Prominent rhinophyma (Hypertrophied nose)
•	Sometimes papular or pastular components are found
•	Most of the patients are fair skinned

Herpes Simplex
Viral Blistering Disorder

•	Vesicles clustered on Erythemetous and often indurated base

Herpes Zoster
Viral Blistering Disorder

•	Band of blisters on one side of the head, body or along one limb
•	Sever pain is associated with the blisters