Atopic Dermatitis: A Leading Cause of Pediatric
Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is a benign, inflammatory, skin it is the main cause of consultation in pediatric dermatology.
Experts recommend an approach from different specialties such as pediatrics, dermatology, nutrition and psychiatry.
To develop this disease takes a certain genetic predisposition, but there are a number of external factors related to development, making the disease appear. Is the real cause of atopic dermatitis, however it is known that can be considered as the manifestation in the skin of a hereditary disorder and family nature is called atopy.
Contrary to what was previously thought, and increased air pollution or the abandonment of traditional breastfeeding are factors that cause this disease. It is believed that the more the child’s hygienic care, your immune system is less stimulated and this causes a tendency to develop abnormal immune reactions.
Atopic dermatitis never jeopardize a child’s life but if you alter your quality of life and those around you because it produces itching and skin lesions. This disease has a series of control measures, based on drugs that modulate the immune response. However, although it is a common condition and matches, not enough information.
The first step is to make sure that the food restriction affects the evolution and onset of atopic dermatitis, as there is risk of malnutrition.
You need to report on the elimination diet for the child, parents, educators and all those involved in food handling, ie make a health education at all levels.
The most common food allergens are cow’s milk, egg, fish and peanuts. Another key is to have located the high-risk atopic individuals. This is the case of patients whose siblings have suffered dermatitis.
Signs and symptoms
These vary from person to person, but most experience very itchy skin. The skin tends to dry out, develop redness and swelling.
Other symptoms: dry and thin skin, small eruptions that open when scratched, infected, inflamed skin in and around the lips.
Treatment
The manifestations of atopic dermatitis are often quite typical and fairly simple treatments. The fact that in childhood vaccinations are carried out together with the origin of this disease is immune, and the fact that vaccines work by an immune pathway makes both parents and experts raised the effectiveness of vaccines.