Atopic dermatitis affects much more than the skin. This chronic condition generates inconvenience that end up altering the mood and self-esteem, much reducing the quality of life who afflicted and his family.
This problem affects many people because it is very common. The Argentina society of Dermatology advises that you diagnosed at between 10% and 15% of the boys. In 50% of the cases is triggered before that they met a year and 87 per cent by the five.
“Atopic dermatitis is a biased genetically disease characterized by irritability, sensitivity, dry skin and itching.” “Begins in early childhood and can pass during the whole life although in most cases be cured or improved during adolescence”, explained the specialist Edgardo Chouela, Professor of Dermatology from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires.
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atopic dermatitis much affects the quality of life by the symptoms that it generates. This disease causes rashes and blisters on the skin, an itching that not relieved, changes in color and reddening of the skin, species areas and sometimes even pain on contact.
Itching creates major problems, as it can be mild, but in many cases it is intense to the point that to scratching people were hurt. If this weren’t bad ills, it is usually worse at night and therefore alters the quality of sleep. “Chronic itching affects the quality of life so severely as affects it the chronic pain,” said Chouela.
By all these symptoms atopic dermatitis generates irritability, frustration, and even depression, much reducing the quality of low life of the sufferers and their families. “Children with atopic dermatitis are easily irritable, lost attention in school, find it difficult to interact with peers,” said Chouela.
The specialist explained that the most critical phase occurs between 8 and 17 years of age, that 40% of the boys feels very concerned and even harassed by this situation. More information by clicking on the logo of WWW.NEOMUNDO.COM.AR
