Stains on the skin( eruptions in the form of spots) - Causes, symptoms and treatment. MF.
Spot is a patch of skin of a discolored color that does not protrude above the skin. Color spots can be different, if a lot of melanin( skin pigment), then the color will be brown, black, bluish, if little melanin, on the contrary light, if inflammatory changes, then red.
Eruptions in the form of spots occur in the following diseases( the most common are indicated):
A spot on the skin of a brown color with:
- Nevus Becker
- of erythrasma( bacterial infection, interdigital gap intervenes, inguinal folds, axillary hollows)
- persistent drug exanthemasome medicines)
- freckles
- border nevus( flat and slightly raised spots. If located on the palms, genitals and mucous membrane, then are dangerous( borderline), because I cant go to melanoma)
- lentigo( benign blemishes arising on exposed areas of the skin)
- Malignant lentigo( a form of melanoma)
- melasma( = chloasma)( spots on the face and neck, in genetically predisposed women, occurs during 2 and 3trimesters of pregnancy and some women taking oral contraceptives, is rare in men)
- photoallergic rash( occurs with an overabundance of sun exposure, or some medications may cause an increased sensitivitysunburn)
- stagnant dermatitis( often affected by the legs, accompanied by swelling, varicose veins and dilated veins)
- black lichen of the palms( pathogen-mold)
Blot on the skin of the blue color with:
- ink( tattoo)
- sky-blue spots( lice)
- Mongolian spot
Spot on the skin red when:
- Drug rash( allergic reaction to drugs)
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis( with joint inflammation)
- Rheumatoid fever
- Secondary syphilis
- Viralexanthema( rash resulting from a viral infection)
Hypopigmented spot on the skin with:
- anemia nevus( colorless)
- post-inflammatory psoriasis( after the resolution of psoriatic plaques remain bright spots)
- pityriasis( fungal disease)
- tuberous sclerosis( raregenetic disease, with damage to internal organs, including the central nervous system)
- vitiligo( a disease of unknown origin in which melanocytes are destroyed)
- radiationnny dermatitis
For diagnosis and treatment purposes need to consult a doctor:
- dermatologist allergist( allergic diseases)
- surgeon( purulent rotsessah.napr.carbuncle, furuncle, etc., especially with multiple elements or large ones)
- infectious disease( for infectious diseases)
- neurologist( with herpes zoster, because the nervous system is involved)
- oncologist( with neoplasm)