Symptoms of 5 common skin diseases in summer

Skin diseases commonly occur in summer and are not serious, but progress rapidly in humid environments and become infected when hygiene is poor.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duy Hung, Central Dermatology Hospital said that our country is located in the tropics, with hot and humid summer climate and increasing environmental pollution.

Hot weather makes us sweat a lot, dirt sticks to our skin with many pathogenic microorganisms, so summer is often the season of skin diseases. Common skin diseases in the summer are folliculitis, acne, of which superficial fungal infections on the skin are the most common.

Folliculitis

Symptoms of folliculitis. (Photo: Mydermatologist).

The disease can occur in any hairy skin area on the body. Symptoms are papules, pustules, lesions and crusts at the base of the hair follicle. Infection can spread deeper into the entire hair follicle such as folliculitis. When the hair follicle is abscessed, it has developed into a boil, more severe is a carbuncle or cellulitis.

Photocontact dermatitis

The disease is related to sun allergy, often found in people with allergies. The symptoms of the disease are that after sun exposure, the skin becomes red and rough, the more you scratch, the more the rash spreads. The most common locations are exposed skin on the neck, arms, and legs.

Pimples

This is an acute purulent infection and tissue necrosis in the hair follicles caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Boils can occur anywhere on the body. Some areas are particularly dangerous when having boils, such as the face around the nose and mouth, commonly known as beard boils. This is a malignant staphylococcal infection of the face, which can lead to dangerous complications of septicemia or cavernous sinus thrombosis.

In some cases, boils are clustered together and often on the back. When these boils burst, they leave pus-filled holes. This is a severe form of boils that can be life-threatening.

In addition, boils are boils that appear in the armpits. They are hard, ulcerated boils that take a long time to heal because the armpits are always moist. The disease often recurs.

Acne around the nose and mouth is very dangerous. (Photo: G azettereview).

Prickly heat

Prickly heat often appears in large patches in areas of the skin that secrete a lot of sweat such as the chest, back, forehead..., and sometimes in large intertriginous areas such as the armpits, groin, and even the whole body.

Symptoms are pink-red papules, with small blisters or white pustules mixed on top. The skin is inflamed, so the patient (usually children) feels restless, uncomfortable, and itchy. At that time, the more you scratch, the more the skin is damaged, making it susceptible to bacterial infection.

Favorable conditions for prickly heat to appear are high temperature, hot and humid microclimate, lack of ventilation, children wearing stuffy clothes, and infrequent bathing.

Skin fungus

This is a very common skin disease in our country. The disease can manifest in many different ways. Symptoms can appear in many places such as the skin, mucous membranes, hair and nails. There are 3 most common types of fungal skin diseases: foot, groin and body.

Athlete's foot is common in men, rare in women. Severe cases can be infected with bacteria with pustules, blisters, swollen feet, and fever.

Jock itch often appears in hot weather, in the summer, when you sweat a lot or wear wet clothes. Lesions often appear in the folds of the thighs. They are round spots with blisters on the edges and fewer blisters in the center.

Fungal lesions vary in size, severity, and depth depending on the individual and the fungus strain. The rash is clearly defined, circular, or oval, with blisters at the edges and a healing center. The patient is itchy when exposed to sunlight or sweating.

According to Khoahoc.tv