Corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses are those dermatological disorders that will respond to topical corticosteroid treatment.
For example, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and contact dermatitis are some of the dermatological disorders that may respond to topical corticosteroid treatment.
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What is atopic dermatitis?
Atopic dermatitis, which is the most common kind of eczema, is a skin disorder.
The most common symptoms of atopic dermatitis include: dry and itchy skin; and rashes inside the elbows, behind the knees, and on the hands and feet.
Scratching the skin can cause: redness, swelling, cracking, weeping clear fluid, crusting, thick skin, and scaling.
What causes atopic dermatitis?
Although the cause of atopic dermatitis is not known, it is likely caused by both genetic and environmental factors.
Atopic dermatitis can occur in males and females of all ages.
People who live in cities and dry climates may be more likely to get the disease.
Things that can make atopic dermatitis worsen are irritants (such as irritating fibers, soaps, makeup, dust, smoke) and allergens (such as foods, dust mites, mold, pollen, and pet dander).
Atopic dermatitis is not contagious.
What is contact dermatitis?
Contact dermatitis is also a form of eczema, like atopic dermatitis.
It is a common cause of rashes.
Contact dermatitis causes redness, itching, weeping, and burning on skin where it has touched an irritant, such as an acid, cleaner, or other chemical.
It can also cause these symptoms on skin that contacts an allergen, like poison ivy.
What is psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a common skin disease of scaling, redness, and inflammation that affects more than 5 million adults in the United States.
The disease occurs in males and females of all ages, but primarily affects adults.
Psoriasis occurs when skin cells rise too quickly from their origin below the surface of the skin and pile up on the surface before they have a chance to mature.
Typically, this results in patches of thick, red skin covered with silvery scales that are sore and itchy.
These patches (or plaques) most often occur on the elbows, legs, scalp, lower back, palms, and soles of the feet.
What causes psoriasis?
Psoriasis is caused by the immune system, especially a type of white blood cell called a T cell.
Normally, T cells help protect the body against infection and disease.
In the case of psoriasis, however, T cells are activated by mistake and trigger other immune responses, which lead to inflammation and rapid turnover of skin cells.
In many cases, there is a family history of psoriasis and it is believed to be genetic.
Conditions that may cause psoriasis to worsen, or "flare," include infections, stress, and changes in climate that dry the skin.
Talk to your doctor if you think you might have a corticosteroid-responsive dermatosis (such as atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, psoriasis or other eczema conditions).
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