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Risk factors:
¾ Infection (HIV)
¾ Alcohol consumption
¾ Cigarette smoking
¾ Trauma
2. Treatment
¾ Avoid itching
¾ Encourage bath and skin care
¾ Soak in warm bath
¾ Encourage and adequate rest and good nutrition
¾ Refer to health facility
7.7. Allergic Skin Diseases
7.7.1 Contact Dermatitis
It is the inflammatory disease of the skin and is very common
1. Risk factors of contact dermatitis
¾ Contact with irritant substances such as strong soaps and acids etc.
¾ Contact of allergic skin with agents such as poison, cosmetics, hair die, soaps,
clothing, insecticides
¾ Exfoliation due to drug reaction.
2. Characteristics of contact Dermatitis:
¾ Erythematosus, papule, vesicles
¾ Vesicles may be ruptured followed by crusting and scaling
¾ Itching and burning leads to scratching and then resulted in infected lesions.
¾ Patching can be irritable and psychological instable.
3. Treatment care:
Goal of treatment patient should be recovered with minimum scaring and
mucosal damage.
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