skin Sensitivity
Allergy occurs when the immune system deals with some of the substances that are not familiar to it in the way it treats the pathogens. It starts by producing antibodies without any need. This leads to the secretion of certain substances such as histamine, Allergy symptoms.
Skin allergies can be caused by exposure to nickel metal, which is used in certain jewelry, or when touching some clothing or pets. Touching some types of plants covered with oil cover, such as poison ivy or poison oak, may cause skin irritation, The most common skin allergies are eczema, hives, and angioedema.
Treatment of skin allergy
It may be difficult to treat the sensitivity of the skin, but it can be treated symptoms of allergies, and prevention of allergies, and the following ways:
Symptoms of skin allergy
Symptoms of skin allergy include:
- Pimples and pills.
- Dry skin and redness.
- Itching and tingling.
- Skin peeling, and hardness.
- Skin cracks, or wounds.
- In some cases, allergies may develop, such as in urticaria, causing excessive allergies. Symptoms include:
Sensitive skin allergens
There are many substances that may cause skin allergies, the most common are the following:
- Juicer.
- Some types of food.
- Mold.
- Dust mites.
- gold.
- Balsam of Peru: A substance derived from tree resin and used to make body creams and perfumes.
- Thimerosal: a salt of mercury used as a preservative for certain types of vaccines and in the manufacture of disinfectants.
- Metal Nickel: It is used in manufacturing garment buttons, jewelry, clasps.
- Quaterninium 15: A preservative found in paints, candles, and in some types of cosmetics, such as sunscreens, nail polish, and hair shampoos.
- Cobalt chloride: A metal used in hair dyes, antiperspirants, some medical products, and coated materials.
- Topical antibiotic bacitracin.
- Neomycin sulfate: A topical antibiotic found in pet foods, creams, first aid ointments, cosmetics, deodorants, and soaps.
- Formaldehyde: A preservative found in household detergents, cosmetic products, paints, medicines, paper products, and fabrics.
Diagnosis of skin allergy
To diagnose skin allergies, your doctor may refer to:
- Identify the medical history of the patient.
- Clinical examination.
- The blood test is used to measure the immune response of a substance by measuring the amount of antibodies to blood allergens. This is called the radioallergosorbent test.
- Skin examination: When the symptoms of allergies appear on the patient without knowing the substance that causes allergies, the doctor uses an allergic test to determine the reaction of the immune system to certain substances that may cause skin allergies such as: house dust, pollen, textile materials, paint, insect bites, , And food particles, and the examination is done by sterilizing the area of the examination procedure (back for example), and then the doctor divides the area into parts or boxes, each part is injected with one of the allergens, with the name of the substance injected into each part, From (20-30) minutes; to make sure no response appears The doctor examines the area of the skin that has been tested for approximately 48 hours to analyze the results. If no area of the skin shows swelling or redness, there is no sensitivity to the substances examined, If the person performing the examination showed a localized skin reaction in one or more of the boxes, this means that it is sensitive to the substance or substances.