Dyshidrosis is a non-contagious skin disease, characterized by the formation of small blisters (vesicles) on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, which may or may not scratch. These vesicles usually rupture after a few days and there is scaling and crusting at the lesion site.
Between the causes of dyshidrosis are emotional factors, allergies, medications and mycoses, although it often does not have a known cause. O treatment is difficult and the disease usually returns.
Dissidrosis affects men and women of all ages, although it is most common between 20 and 40 years of age. Its appearance is often associated with stress
emotional or the excessive sweating hands and feet, especially during the summer.
What are the symptoms of dyshidrosis?
- Small bubbles of water (vesicles), deep, with a reddish base, which appear mainly on the palms of the hands and on the sides of the toes, and can also affect the soles of the feet;
- Feeling of heat and itching at the sites of the lesions before the outbreaks;
- Lesions can be painful if the site is cracked or infected;
- It may or may not cause itching;
- Subsequently, it is common to have scaling and crusting at the lesion site;
- The nails may have the shape changed.
Most bouts of dyshidrosis disappears spontaneously after one to three weeks. The interval between outbreaks can last for weeks or months.
What causes dyshidrosis?
- Allergy to any specific substance, medications or food;
- Presence of fungi in any part of the body;
- Emotional stress;
- Associated diseases;
- Unknown causes.
O treatment of dyshidrosis aims to relieve symptoms, prevent the onset of new infections and accelerate the healing process. The disease can be controlled by identifying and removing the triggering factors.
The diagnosis and treatment of deshidrosis is the responsibility of the dermatologist.
