Despite the level of development of modern medicine, specialists still cannot cure some diseases, the causes and mechanism of which have not yet been studied. Among these ailments include pityriasis rosea (Gibera). Its causes and treatment raise many questions. Despite decades of research, there is still little information about him.
What is
The pink pitiriasis (Gibera) presented in the photo is also called lichen. This is an infectious-allergic disease that affects the skin. At risk are people 20-45 years old. In childhood or the elderly, a lesion occurs in rare cases. Most often, regardless of the reasons, pink pitiriasis develops seasonally. As a rule, it appears in the autumn-spring period. Doctors believe that this is due to the fact that during these periods the body's immune forces are reduced, and it becomes more susceptible to viruses.
Pathogen
How do the symptoms of the disease manifest? This can be seen in the above photo of pityriasis rosea (Gibera). Treatment and causes of pathology are interrelated. Provoking factorsdiseases have not yet been fully identified. Experts can only guess why this type of lichen develops on the skin. According to one theory, this happens at the moment when herpes types 6 and 7 are activated. Against the background of their exacerbation, this disease often appears. At the same time, there is no evidence base for this statement.
The following theory says that the development of pityriasis rosea (Gibera) begins after a person suffers a respiratory viral disease, influenza. The skin is peeling due to the fact that the immune forces are weakened, and this is a symptom of intoxication of the body. It is also an allergic reaction of the body to an infectious lesion.
Possible causes of pityriasis rosea (Gibera) experts call hypothermia, stress, emotional stress, nervous breakdown.
Contagious
When figuring out whether pityriasis rosea (Gibera) is contagious or not, it must be borne in mind that the clinical picture of fungal and viral infections of the skin for the naked eye is the same. Many are afraid that the disease can be picked up by airborne droplets.
But actually it is not. Pityriasis rosea (Gibera) is not contagious. And even if a he althy body comes into close contact with the affected one, the disease will not be transmitted to it. It is permissible to use common dishes, household items - the likelihood of infection is excluded.
Danger
In addition, this disease does not pose any serious danger to humans. It will not cause harm to others or to the person himself. Impossiblecomplications, consequences of this disease. Often, to get rid of the disease, you do not even need to undergo treatment - the symptoms gradually disappear on their own. There are only rare cases when the lack of treatment for pityriasis rosea (Gibera) led to eczema, pyoderma, hidradenitis and a number of other lesions.
But such diseases never occur in those who do not have an initial predisposition to them. They may appear if a person has made illiterate attempts to treat pityriasis rosea. Persons who often rub the affected areas, wash their skin excessively, have hyperhidrosis, are prone to allergies, and use inappropriate medicines are predisposed to the listed ailments.
Symptoms
Regardless of the causes of pityriasis rosea (Gibera), the symptoms are always the same. Rounded red spots appear on the skin - usually on the back, chest or neck. As a rule, their initial diameter does not exceed 2 cm, and then it increases. Eventually, the spots become pink at the edges, yellow in the center. They dry, an intensive peeling process begins. As a result, the spots become covered with scales.
Over time, presented pitiriasis rosea spreads throughout the body of the affected organism. Approximately every 10-12 days, the skin becomes covered with spots that form lines or groups. They are all about the same, surrounded by a smooth border around the edges.
As the patient recovers, the spots of pink pityriasis become closer in hue to yellow. Peelingonly gets stronger. When the spots heal, dark pigmentation appears in their place with scales that have not yet come off. After a few days, they also disappear. The skin becomes normal again, their structure is restored.
Diagnosis
A typical form of this disease has a fairly bright characteristic symptoms. Therefore, diagnosing it is usually not difficult. It is enough for a doctor to conduct a standard clinical examination to make a diagnosis. Sometimes pink pitiriasis is disguised as other diseases - such as secondary syphilis, parapsoriasis, fungus. In this case, it is important to conduct an additional examination. It will eliminate the presence of these diseases. For the diagnosis of pityriasis rosea, a biopsy is performed, scraping of the epidermis with bacterial culture. In addition, they also conduct a luminescent study, a test for syphilis. It is mandatory to examine a person for the presence of a fungus in the affected areas.
Therapy
Most often, treatment for pityriasis rosea is not required. The most important reason why you need to see a doctor with the identification of the first symptoms is to make an accurate diagnosis and exclude dangerous diseases. As a rule, pink pitiriasis itself disappears after a month. Rarely, he can continue to annoy the patient for six months. But he never stays longer. If its presence is associated with discomfort, it is necessary to contact a dermatovenereologist. He will giverecommendations on how to quickly get rid of unpleasant symptoms.
As a rule, they consist in leaving the affected area alone. You can not rub it, comb it. It is necessary to wash only in warm water, without using scrubs and washcloths. Linen should be free, natural. If you follow a hypoallergenic diet, the symptoms of pityriasis rosea will pass much faster. Never sunbathe in direct sunlight. It is best to stop physical activities, as they cause active sweating, which slows down the process of getting rid of the skin lesion. It is worth using cosmetics for the body in a limited format - they may cause an allergy.
Ointment
It is important to consider the fact that self-acquisition and application of local medicines is fraught with great danger. This is especially true for corticosteroid hormones. It is important that each attempt to cope with the disease is controlled by a specialist. Effective drugs with antibiotics, hormone therapy are used only in extreme cases, if it is noticed that the course of the disease is atypical and a secondary infection has joined. Otherwise, ointments are simply not prescribed. If excessive dryness of the skin develops, the doctor prescribes Lassar, Bepanten.
Pills
Medicinal pills are also not used in the fight against the disease. Most often, pink lichen does not have any prerequisites to cause discomfort in the patient. Due to the lack of information aboutwhy the disease appears at all, therapy has not been developed. The doctor will prescribe oral medications in only one case - when the case is atypical, and the patient is concerned about itching, irritation of the skin. Then antihistamine pills are shown - we are talking about Suprastin, Zodak and other similar medicines.
Folk remedies
Not bypassed this topic and non-traditional, alternative medicine. Traditional healers are not able to influence the development of pink pitiriasis. They can only alleviate the manifestations of pink lichen, and, according to reviews, this can be done in a short time and very effectively. With their use, all body systems are strengthened.
Folk remedies serve as a preventive measure to penetrate the affected area of a secondary infection, they stop the manifestations of itching and irritation, moisturize the skin. Before using the products of this category, it is important to make sure that the body does not give out an allergic reaction to the components of the healing drug.
Traditional medicine experts advise areas affected by pink pityriasis to moisturize using the following oils: sea buckthorn, peach, St. John's wort and several others. Vegetable fat will speed up the process of the disappearance of scales, it will nourish and moisturize the affected skin. Drying them out will end. In addition, vegetable oil will have a positive effect on the rate of skin regeneration. You need to choose any suitable remedy and apply it 1-3 times a day, depending on the extent of the problem.
Traditional medicine also contains advice thatconcerns the antiseptic treatment of affected areas. For this purpose, you can prepare apple cider vinegar, make propolis tincture, chamomile decoction.
These products wipe the stains that appear on the skin. They help cleanse the skin. Due to this, they are not infected with bacteria, viruses. In addition, such healing mixtures help strengthen the immune forces of the body, they prevent the appearance of a number of complications of pityriasis rosea.
Prevention
Since the disease is still poorly understood, no specific preventive measures have been introduced for it. It is believed that avoiding hypothermia can help avoid such a nuisance. It is also worth strengthening the immune forces, eating he althy food, and avoiding products that provoke an allergic reaction. It is necessary to introduce a he althy and balanced diet, to nullify infection with viruses, to stop wearing synthetic clothes and underwear. It is better to learn to control your own emotional mood.
Is it necessary to treat pink pitiriasis
In cases where the disease is uncomplicated, doctors advise to take a wait-and-see position. A special diet will help speed up the healing process. It does not have particularly strict restrictions, you just need to abandon products that can negatively affect the body's immunity, as well as provoke allergies. We are talking about eggs, honey, chocolate, fish, nuts, hot spices, smoked food, alcoholic products, coffee,cocoa, pickles and citrus fruits.
In an effort to quickly get rid of a boring disease, patients sometimes smear the affected areas with iodine or other antiseptic solutions based on alcohol. But many doctors prohibit such an effect on the affected skin - such products contain extremely aggressive elements, and if you use them, recovery will be delayed indefinitely. The use of alcohol products, iodine will only aggravate the situation of a patient with pityriasis rosea.
Yet doctors' opinions may differ regarding the use of some remedies. So, some experts recommend treating plaques with iodine. And some believe that the patient, unknowingly, is able to harm himself with this powerful remedy, treating the skin incorrectly. At a personal appointment, the doctor will tell you how to do this and whether it is worth using iodine in a particular case.
Treatment of severe forms
Severe form of this disease are situations when an additional infection joins. Then be sure to use potent drugs. But only a specialist can effectively pick them up.
Used antiviral drugs, antibiotics, antihistamines, sorbent. As a result, the concomitant infection is quickly destroyed, allergy symptoms subside, the body actively eliminates toxins. In addition, damaged areas of the skin are treated with local remedies. For these purposes, ointments are suitable, which are selected by doctors based on the clinical picture and characteristics of the patient.
In this case, steroid hormones with antibacterial action are recommended. Pastes and ointments with zinc are also actively used.
Tinctures according to alternative medicine recipes have proved to be effective remedies. They support a weakened body, contributing to a faster recovery. But keep in mind that they are never used by themselves - this is an additional therapy. It is believed that in the treatment of a severe form of pink pitiriasis, elderberry decoction and sea buckthorn oil help. But patients never start taking these drugs on their own, without first consulting a doctor - in this case they risk harming themselves.
Pregnant women
Pityriasis rosea is much more common in females than in males. The most dangerous situation is when the disease develops in pregnant women. Having found the first symptoms of the disease, you should immediately contact a dermatologist. Otherwise, there is a risk to the fetus, you should not wait until the skin rashes go away on their own. If the disease is not treated, the weakened body of a pregnant woman begins to suffer from bacterial infections, and in this case, therapy is already much more difficult.
For prevention, it is recommended to wear cotton clothing instead of synthetic and wool. You should not actively engage in physical activity, and you need to wash only with warm water. It is necessary to moisturize the skin in a timely manner if there are already areas damaged by the disease on it. They need to be processed.
Going to the doctor is important because whendiagnosis of the disease, the dermatologist will develop an individual treatment plan. It is he who will avoid the unpleasant consequences of concomitant infections.
Forecast
Prognosis for pityriasis rosea is good. In just a couple of weeks, damage from the skin disappears along with the rest of the symptoms of the disease. If there are complications (infection, fungus), the person usually recovers after a few months.
A patient who has just had this lichen does not develop immunity and may well get sick again.
For those who are initially prone to allergic reactions, it is important to adjust their diet in a timely manner. Do not forget about the role of hygiene. It is necessary to use only your hygiene items for prevention. After all, the presence of pink lichen indicates a weakening of the body's immune forces.
Thus, faced with the symptoms of pink pitiriasis, you need to see a doctor and not self-medicate. It will not be difficult to pass all the necessary tests.
