Saturday, August 06, 2005

Dermatitis or Psoriasis - Which One Do I Have?

Is it dermatitis or psoriasis? How to Determine which skin condition you have:
Dermatitis is simply an inflammation of the skin, it is anything that causes redness, itchy and/or irritation. It can be poison ivy, rosacea, acne, eczema, or psoriasis. Psoriasis defines the skin condition in more depth. Psoriasis is a noncontagious inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurring reddish patches. Psoriasis as an hereditary components illness; in fact it’s possible to find different people with this pathology in the same family. It's frequently found in a family composed by people with pathologies as: diabetes of the adult, rheumatoid arthritis, the systemic lupus erythematic, vitiligo and a member with psoriasis too.