Malar rash

It is important to note that with such a hard economic burden associated with lupus, women in these conditions are being hit with a disease they are unable to financially sustain. This disease is making individuals already in a lower socioeconomic status even lower and unable to financially support themselves. This creates an ethical issue around healthcare and health insurance, as it is a prime example of how the population with financial instability are at a higher risk for the disease. Psychological Impact[edit] Associated with the chronicity and the unpredictable visual flare-ups of the disease, SLE causes strain on the mental health of the patients. The most common visual flare-up of the disease is the appearance of a butterfly rash on the upper cheeks and the bridge of the nose. Another effect of the disease is hair loss as well as weight gain due to the steroids in the medication treatment of the disease. [20][21] There is so much value placed on the importance of appearance in today’s society, resulting in discrimination of individuals perceived as unhealthy. Individuals with the visual symptoms of SLE associate going out in public as a battle of courage. Associated with patients being stared at because of the public concern that the visual symptoms of SLE are potentially a contagious disease, there is a sentiment of…

understand what goes on in your body when you have lupus. Lupus happens more in women than men and happens more frequently during child brearing months. It actually strikes women nine times more than it does men, and happens fifteen times more during childbearing years (Williams and Wilkins, 2008). Lupus takes a huge toll on anyone it comes in contact with. I have found it will drain you both mentally and physically. I could not find anywhere that it affetcs certain populations more I believe…

infectious bacterial disease affecting mostly children, and causing fever and a rash. It is caused by streptococci. Scarlet fever is one of those diseases that put fear into everyone's eyes when they heard someone around them had contracted it. The scarlet fever was first discovered in the 1600s by an english physician and researcher named Thomas Sydenham. Thomas had many other contributions like the treatment of smallpox. He was the only one who noticed the scarlet fever as a separate disease…

Shingles is a painful condition characterized by a skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox - the varicella zoster. It is also known as Herpes Zoster. Your first exposure of this virus usually as a child leads to the disease popular to all of us, chickenpox. It causes itchy and painful sores spread all over the body. After one acquires and recovers from chickenpox, the virus stays in the body and remains dormant there for years. For many people it can stay dormant forever.…

There are seven types of psoriasis, the most common being Plaque Psoriasis, or psoriasis vulgaris, which is identified as raised, inflamed, red skin covered with silvery, white scales. These patches may itch and burn. This kind of psoriasis can appear anywhere on your body. There is also Pustular Psoriasis which is more uncommon and mostly appears in adults. It is characterized by pus-filled bumps surrounded by inflamed, red skin. Erythrodermic Psoriasis is the least common, but it's very…

Skin around the eyes, like the eyelids, can also get affected by eczema as well. Redness and swelling around the eyes can be caused by scratching. The eczema skin condition can affect children as young as five years old and this skin condition can last until adulthood or even longer. At times, eczema can gradually become intense and can even recede for a certain period of time, even a few years. Itching may be severe, and scratching the rash can make it even itchier and cause more…

Atopic eczema is a chronic relapsing condition that is commonly seen in primary care. It is characterised by itching and redness of the skin and is most prevalent in early childhood. Health professionals may often regard it as a trivial problem that will go away, and it may be overshadowed by other related conditions, such as asthma.1However, the symptoms of eczema range from a small mildly irritating patch to a more widespread and painful rash, which can be physically extrusive and painful and…

Shingles is a painful and burning rash that consists of blister and usually develops on one side of the body, face or torso. The rash typically scab over in 7 to 10 days and clears up within 2 to 4 weeks. The pain usually lasts for a months; however, for some people, the pain can last for years called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) which is known as the most common complication of shingles. According to CDC, Shingrix is a new shingles vaccine licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

Atopic dermatitis also known as “eczema” is a chronic disease; skin condition that causes inflammation or irritation to the skin. It is not contagious and cannot be passed on from person to person, however, it can be a genetic inheritance. Atopic dermatitis causes the skin to become every itchy. Itching can lead to swelling, redness, fluids to leak, dryness, scaly and crusting. It can often lead to asthma, hay fever or other allergic conditions. Sometimes the disease can worsen due to stress…

Shingles is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus. If you have had chickenpox you are at risk of getting shingles. There are nerve roots the supply sensation to your skin. When the virus is reactivated, it travels up the nerve roots and causes the rash to appear on that area of skin. Shingles and chickenpox are caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Shingles is a painful rash. The rash will only appear on one side of the body. The rash may appear as a stripe of blisters. Shingles can still be…