If you have eczema--especially if you haven't found an effective treatment for your unbearably itchy skin--you may want to schedule an appointment with your dermatologist soon. For the first time in decades, there is a promising new treatment for eczema on the horizon. Dupilumab is being heralded as a breakthrough medication, and stock prices for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, its developer, are climbing fast. The research is very promising, and physicians are hopeful that they can begin to offer the new medicine to eczema sufferers as soon as 2017. But is this new treatment all it promises to be?…
How Laser Treatments Might Help Your Rosacea Rosacea can be frustrating because the symptoms can come and go for years. Just when you think the redness is finally gone, it comes back worse than ever. In addition to skin redness that you may find embarrassing, rosacea often causes thickening of the skin in the nose, which can slowly change your facial appearance over the years. While you can take medication for rosacea and do things like stay out of the sun, you can also see a dermatologist for laser treatments.…
Rosacea is a common long-term disease primarily of the facial skin that causes redness and pimples. Oftentimes, it is characterized by flare-ups and remissions. It typically begins as a redness on the cheeks, nose, chin, or forehead that comes and goes at different times. In due time, the redness tends to become rosier and more tenacious. Rosacea can also occur on the neck, chest, ears, and scalp.…
A variety of products, remedies, and medications are available for treating cystic acne that can help you reduce how often you experience breakouts and improve your appearance when they occur. I Need a Treatment That Can Get Rid of Cystic Acne I’m Looking for A Safe and Effective Cystic Acne Treatment Sometimes an individual’s skin will break out with terrible-looking lesions called cystic acne. Experts have come up with several explanations over the years, but often they don’t truly know what causes cystic acne in a particular individual. They do know that pores become clogged and infected when oil and skin debris accumulates.…
What is Erythema Multiforme? By Susha Cheriyedath, MSc Erythema multiforme is a hypersensitivity disorder that mostly affects children and young adults, though it can affect people of any age. Erythema multiforme is part of a group of 3 related skin disorders and it is the mildest of the three. The other two more severe disorders are Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.…
Managing your Rosacea Information, Symptoms, and Treatment on managing your Rosacea What is Rosacea? Rosacea, pronounced "roh-ZAY-sha", is a non-contagious auto-immune skin disorder estimated to affect at least 16 million in the U.S. alone. (Gary W. Cole) It typically begins between the ages of 30 and 60 as redness on the cheeks, nose, chin, or forehead, but overtime the condition may spread to the neck, ears, and chest.…
For the purpose of this discussion topic paper, I reviewed the article Rituximab as a treatment for severe atopic eczema: failure to improve in three consecutive patients. The article discussed the study of three consecutive patients with severe atopic eczema (red, itchy skin) that they treated with rituximab infusions, but the infusions failed to improve the condition. The article also mentions three other case studies that varied in results. Considering the small sample used in the main study of this article and the contradicting findings of other sited studies, I do not find that the main study, alone, is an adequate one to draw any type of final conclusion about whether or not rituximab is a successful method of treatment for severe atopic eczema.…
Rosacea is a chronic disorder that typically affects the face. It is characterized by persistent redness usually on the forehead, cheeks, and nose but in rare cases can also spread to the scalp, ears, neck, and chest. The actual cause of the disorder is not fully known and it’s estimated that about 16 million Americans have some form of rosacea. People of all races can get rosacea, however, it is more prevalent in fair-skinned people of northern European descent (Irish, German, English, etc.).…
My parents tried and failed to seek the medicine that would even lessen the suffering or annoyance of this disease. We searched from Texas to Wuhan in China, trying different lotions, pills, special baths, but none of these supposed solutions provided any permanent aid but rather an occasional reduction of the itchiness. So I stuck with a lotion called Cetaphil which helped with my irritated skin, but provided only minor relief. I saw this irritation as something unfair. It provided excuses, anger, and reasons to fail.…
Cheri Baker Sheryl LeSage EG. Comp. 2 10-9-2015 Annotated Bibliography George, Nneka M., Julia Whitaker, Giovana Vieira, Jerome T. Geronimo, Dwight A. Bellinger, Craig A. Fletcher, and Joseph P. Garner. "Antioxidant Therapies for Ulcerative Dermatitis: A Potential Model for Skin Picking Disorder." PLoS ONE PLOS ONE (2015).…
Introduction Allergy shots, also known as allergen immunotherapy, is a treatment that helps reduce allergy symptoms such as: Sneezing. Itchy, watery eyes. A runny, stuffy nose.…
Introduction Erythema infectiousum is a common viral exanthem illness found in children. It is also known as “fifth disease” as it is one of the six most common viral rash illness found in children. The infection can also affect adults, however less commonly. This febrile illness typically affects children, age range 5-15 years old. Although less common the viral illness can also affect adults.…
Eczema is a general term for a group of skin conditions that cause the skin to become red, itchy and inflamed. The most common type of Atopic Dermatitis. It occurs most often in children, but can happen at any age. It is a chronic disorder but can resolve and flare up again. It’s exact etiology is unknown, but is believed to be related to genetics and the environment.…
Contact Dermatitis is a skin irritation due to firsthand contact with a substance. There are three types of contact dermatitis: irritant, allergic, and occupant (There is also an uncommon type of CD, photo contact dermatitis, which is when excess sunlight exposure causes a reaction in the active ingredients in sunscreen). Irritant contact dermatitis is when the skin comes into contact with everyday items such as soap, and perfume. Allergic contact dermatitis is when a person has an allergic reaction that’s triggered on their skin (some causes are jewelry and clothing). Occupant contact dermatitis occurs at the workplace of the person with CD; this is because certain workers like hairdressers, health care workers, and waiters are in constant…
In recent years, there has been a paucity of research investigating the impact of eczema on psychological and social wellbeing in children. Health care and treatments have been dominated by the biomedical model, and thus, the psychosocial elements of chronic illnesses, which are often the most distressing for patients, are frequently overlooked (Lane, 2014; White, Faithfull & Allan, 2012). With this in mind it is no surprise that support offered by health professionals and caregivers to children with eczema in relation to their psychosocial wellbeing is limited and/or inaccurate. Thus, it appears essential for a biopsychosocial model to be integrated into healthcare which considers more than just physical symptomology in patients (Wade, 2015).…