Eczema on skin – What is eczema of contact?

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The eczema of contact is an allergy of the skin. The person who presents an eczema of contact thus reacts in a way allergic to a product which it could “support” correctly before. This product thus becomes for it an allergen.

Which are the substances causing of the eczema of contact?

Many substances (allergens) are likely to cause eczema.

The most frequent allergens in eczema are

Eczema with cement (“scale of cement”)

The allergy to cement gives an often chronic eczema calls eczema with cement or “scale of prevalent cement” on the hands since they are in contact with cement. The allergen responsible for eczema to cement or “scale of cement” is the potassium bichromate. One finds also bichromate of potassium in tanned leathers.

Eczema with rubber

Eczema with rubber is generally with the agents disulphides which use the preparation of rubber. One gathers them in the medical tests under the name of Thiuram Mix.

Eczema with the dyeing of the hair

Eczema with the capillary dyeing is generally causes by a substance appelee Paraphenylene Diamine or PD.

Eczema with the bandage or the adhesive plaster

Eczema with the adhesive plaster or the bandage is generally causes by a substance appelee Colophane contained in the natural resin of the pine. One finds rosin in maintenance products domestic, the wellingtons, certain adhesives of postage stamps.

Eczema with the Balsam of Peru

Eczema with the Balsam of Peru is related to the allergy has a substance drawn from a tree of South America. One finds the Balsam of Peru in certain maintenance products domestic or industrialists. It is frequent, when one is allergic to the Balsam of Peru, to be in parallel allergic to the perfumes and to present signs of eczema of the hands (disydrose), during consumption by oral way of citrus fruits peels (orange, lemon-yellow… even in derived forms such as lemonades, pastry makings with citrus fruits, jams and marmalades…), of vanilla, curry and cloves

Eczema with the lanolin

The lanolin is a substance contained in the grease of wool of sheep. One finds the lanolin in many beauty products and industrialists like in tallow.

Eczema with the epoxy resins

The epoxy resins are used in paintings, varnishes, unquestionable plastic and certain adhesives

Eczema in Parabens

The parabens are conservatives, present in the beauty products and industrialists.

Eczema with the perfume

Eczema has a perfume must encourage to avoid very produced scented

Eczema with the plants

Eczema with the plants is generally binds to an allergy to sesquiterpenic lactones. One can also observe it after application of creams to the calendula, with the arnica.

Eczema with Nickel

One finds Nickeldans the jewels imagination, the buttons of Jean’ S, the coins (euros in particular…)

How is the eczema of contact recognized?

Eczema generally appears in the shape of red plates which itch, with often émiettés contours. They begin at the place from the contact with the allergen then can extend. It should be known that a typical eczema oozes at the beginning of its evolution, which is often source of concern for the patient who believes in an infection. A superinfection remains however possible.

Thereafter the lesions become drier and always itch. They can disappear spontaneously in the event of stop from the contact with the allergen. There exist particular forms of eczema according to their localization:

• Eczema of the neck – The skin of the neck is particularly fine and sensitive. The eczema of the neck is often binds has an allergy to the perfumes, with nail varnish or with nickel
• Eczema of the hands – The eczema of the hands can be appeared as disydrose: small “blisters” of serosities, often related to an allergy to the Balsam of Peru or the Nickel, even taken by oral way), pulpite: cracks of the pulp of the fingers if the pulpite touches the hand controlaterale at a droitier, it must make evoke an eczema with garlic. if the pulpite touches the direct hand at a droitier, it often corresponds has an eczema by handling (work, do-it-yourself…), eczema profus of the hands, at the time of eczema to cement for example
• Eczema of the feet – The eczema of the feet can arise in various forms: disydrose: small “blisters” of serosities, often dependent has a mycosis between the toes), eczema more profus at the time of an eczema to leather of the shoes for example…
• Eczema of the eyelids – The eczema of the eyelids occurs on a very fine and very sensitive skin. The eczema of the eyelids can thus be accompanied by gronflement by the eyelids. The eczema of the eyelids can be causes by an allergy to the eye lotions, with nail varnish, with the cosmetics (will masquara, cream, make-up…)

Treatment of eczema

The treatment of the eczema of contact generally requires creams cortisonées even of the antihistamines (treatment of the allergy). Certain antihistamines cause a somnolence and require precautions, to avoid driving of a car in particular).

It is in addition advisable to avoid the later contact with the substance in question or to be protected some (wearing of gloves, professional reclassification sometimes ).

If the cause is not obvious, of the cutaneous tests (“Patch Tests”) can be carried out remotely push. They consist of the application in the back of self-stick labels with substances frequently giving allergies, even the suspect products which were handled before eczema. These labels are left in place 48 H and “are read” then one or more time. They are positive if an eczema appears on the level of the enforcement zone of one or more products.

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