Wednesday 15 August 2012

Causes of skin rashes on hands

Rashes are a skin condition which causes a redness in the skin accompanied with swelling and a blotchy appearance. Rashes can occur in any part of the body  and causes considerable discomfort in the skin. There are various causes of skin rashes and depending on this cause the treatment depends. In this section we will discuss about hand rashes and the cause for the same.

Skin Inflammation
Skin inflammation is a skin condition which happens mainly due to contact with any such thing like soap or detergent. These things contain chemicals and the skin reacts in contact with these chemicals.  This is why it is advised to do a patch test before using any kind of new lotion, shampoo or a hair dye.

Contact Dermatitis
Contact dermatitis is a condition which occurs due to an insect bite or due to contact with a poisonous oak. Lime disease is another kind of skin condition which is caused due to an insect bite and appears as a round rash with a bull’s eye pattern. While every kind of rash is accompanied with itching but in this kind of rash there is itching along with pain in the swelling area.Certain kind of allergies are caused due to consumption of certain food like strawberry, shellfish, peanuts etc. these food cause mild reaction but in certain case may be life threatening as well. They may cause vomiting abdomen pain, difficulty in breathing, effect the gastrointestinal tract and kidney as well. Such symptoms must be treated immediately else it may lead to death as well. 

Hand-Mouth And Foot Disease 
Hand mouth and foot disease is a contagious disease and spreads very rapidly. It appears as rashes on hand, foot and mouth and spreads by contact from the infected person to others. It spreads from contact with saliva, nose discharge, feces, coughing and sneezing from the infected person to others. This disease appears as rashes not only on hands but also on foot soles and sometime even on buttocks. It goes away on its own however to get rid of the mouth sores some oral medication must be applied. 
Other Reasons for Hand Rashes
Hand rashes may not always happen due to skin infection or due to contact with any skin allergic substance, there may be various underlying reasons for hand rashes. Sometime allergic reaction with any medicine may show up as rashes on hands or on other parts of the body. Consuming   Food cooked in inferior quality of oil may also show an allergic reaction in the form of rashes on various parts of the body including on hands and face. Some genetic disorder of the skin may also show up as rashes; irrespective of whatever be the reason for skin rash, one must treat it without any delay.  Prompt treatment will solve even the toughest of skin problem and delay will just aggravate the situation. 
These were some of the reasons for skin rashes, for detail information about it and treatment one must consult a dermatologist .