What is Exfoliative Dermatitis or Erythroderma or Dermatitis Exfoliativa? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!

What is Exfoliative dermatitis?

Exfoliative dermatitis is the severe inflammatory condition of the entire skin surface due to reaction to certain drug or due to pre-existing skin condition which leads to this condition.

It is presented by redness and scaling of the skin that begins in the patches and spreads to the whole body.

The skin starts shed off, leading to problems like temperature regulation, protein and fluid loss as well as an increased metabolic rate, infection, hair loss, loss of appetite.

Which age group are more affected due to exfoliative dermatitis?

• Mainly the 40 years of age peoples are more affected.

• Males are more affected than females.

What causes exfoliative dermatitis?

• Family history of the patient.

• Systemic disease like leukemia, multiple myeloma, Hodgkin disease.

• Cutaneous diseases like psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, stasis dermatitis, contact dermatitis, lichen planus.

• Drug reaction

What are the sign and symptoms of exfoliative dermatitis?

• Extreme redness of skin

• Scaling

• Crusting lesions

• Thickened skin

• Itching

• Swollen lymph nodes

• Fever

• Malaise

• Secondary infection

• Loss of fluids/ dehydration/ protein deficiencies

• Skin damage

How to investigate Exfoliative dermatitis?

• Complete case history of the patient.

• Physical examination

• Skin biopsy

• Blood test

How to treat Exfoliative dermatitis?

• Antibiotics

• Heated blankets

• Cool bath

• Systemic corticosteroids

• Fluid therapy

What are the complications of exfoliative dermatitis?

• Secondary infection

• Hypothermia

• Dehydration/electrolyte imbalance or both

• Heart failure

What is the differential diagnosis of exfoliative dermatitis?

• Erythema multiforme

• Kawasaki disease

• Toxic epidermal necrolysis

• Toxic shock syndrome

How to manage the skin while suffering from Exfoliative Dermatitis?

• Discontinue all unnecessary medications.

• Monitor fluid balance and body temperature.

• Maintain acceptable room temperature.

• Lubrication of the infected skin with emollients to prevent skin from drying.

• Maintain good nutrition, protein rich diet.

What are the indicated homeopathic medicines of exfoliative dermatitis?

Some of the homeopathic medicines which is helpful in this case. These are:

• Arsenicum album

• Graphites

• Natrium muriaticum

• Petroleum

• Psorinum

• Rhus toxicodendron

• Sulphur

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