Types of dermatitis
Allergic VS Irritant contact dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
- Presentation of atopic dermatitis:
- acute: itchy, red skin with papules (small, firm elevated lesions) or vesicles ( fluid- or air- filled sacs) with secretions
- subacute: often has papules that have been scratched and scaly plaques
- Chronic: thickened plaques, prominent markings on the skin
- location
- infants and children: initially erythema on their cheeks progressing to the face, neck, forehead, and extremities
- Adults: less severe; plaques (red, scaly, weeping or thick and leathery) in the flexural areas of the elbow and knees, neck, forehead, eyes and hands