What is That Rash And What Can I Do To Eliminate It?

Numerous skin conditions, allergic reactions, as well as fungal and bacterial infections

, can present people with a skin rash. Rashes can range from a simple reddened area of skin to raised, cracked, broken, or blistered skin with varying degrees of itchiness or dry patches. Determining the cause and appropriate treatment often lies in simple common sense and awareness. For example, allergic reactions most commonly present with hives (raised red and itchy bumps) are easily treatable with avoidance of the allergen and the use of antihistamines. Most allergy sufferers are already familiar with what allergens cause their reactions, and can therefore self-treat with over the counter remedies.

However, other skin conditions and infections may be harder to determine cause, and therefore harder to determine a treatment option. Education and awareness can prevent many skin rash instigators such as athlete's foot or ringworm. Athlete's foot and ringworm present with red, cracked, itchy, and blistering rashes. In the case of ringworm, the rash forms a circular pattern on the skin. Limiting exposure to moist, heavily trafficked areas such as locker rooms, public showers, and pool areas, combined with proper hygiene and the use of antifungal treatments immediately after noticing symptoms can help heal current fungal infections and prevent new ones from forming.

Other skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema often appear with similar symptoms, such as red, scaling, inflamed skin. Psoriasis, for example, appears most often as an area of reddened skin covered by white, scaly patches that may or may not itch. Eczema appears with spotty or veined areas of red, swollen, dry, itchy, crusting, or flaking skin. In both psoriasis and eczema, continued scratching and breaking open the skin leaves sufferers susceptible to secondary skin infections. Since psoriasis and eczema are often recurring conditions, the susceptibility to secondary infection is of continual concern.

As with any infection, the use of antibiotics for continual bacterial infections resulting from recurring skin conditions contributes to MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus). Antibiotic-resistant staph aureus infections are directly linked to the overuse of prescription medications such as penicillin. Over the counter antibiotic creams and topical treatments also contribute to resistant bacteria, since no treatment can kill every single bacterium. The surviving bacteria develop a resistance to antibiotic treatment, causing more severe, harder-to-treat infections. To minimize MRSA, people with recurring skin rashes prone to secondary infection should be extremely vigilant in the care and treatment of their condition, so as not to require antibiotic treatment.

What is That Rash And What Can I Do To Eliminate It?

By: Willard Johnson

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