Localization

A skin rash can also affect the abdomen, for which various possible causes must be considered. Often an allergy is the cause, e.g. cosmetic products or detergents are possible. Also by medicines (e.g. antibiotics such as penicillin) it can come some hours to days after the income to the rash at the belly.

In this case, the medication should be discontinued immediately and the doctor treating the patient should be consulted. Excessive exposure to sunlight can also cause a kind of rash on the abdomen, sometimes with and sometimes without a rash (skin rash due to the sun). Sometimes a rash on the abdomen is caused by stress.

The skin is an organ that reacts very sensitively to changes in the hormone balance, and so a rash may occur, which some patients describe as itchy, while others do not have any itch at all. Finally, a rash on the abdomen can also occur as a result of infection. In this case, a local (limited to the abdomen) infection with bacteria or fungi is possible, or a general infection, which is usually caused by viruses.

These include rubella, ringworm, measles and mumps. These so-called children’s diseases are highly infectious and can affect both children and adults. The course of the disease can often be severe in adults and especially pregnant women.

Vaccination protection for your own well-being and that of your environment is therefore a very effective prevention. In the case of this disease, the rash is accompanied by various other symptoms, often including fever, fatigue and swelling of the lymph nodes. In some patients the rash may be accompanied by itching, in others the itching may be completely absent.

In other diseases, such as chickenpox, itching is characteristic. A characteristic skin rash on the abdomen, usually in older people or patients with a weakened immune system, is shingles (herpes zoster). Its pathogen is the varicella with which most people come into contact in the form of chickenpox in childhood and which subsequently persists in the nervous system.

In the case of shingles, reactivation occurs and the viruses spread along nerve fibers in the abdominal and thoracic region. The form of the rash is typically belt-shaped, as the area supplied by a sensitive nerve is affected. The exanthema presents itself in the form of spots and vesicles and is often very painful; itching is not obligatory.

Skin rashes are often localized near the intimate area. Skin rashes on the face can have different causes and take on different forms. Depending on the patient, one and the same disease may cause severe itching or it may be completely absent, depending on the severity of the disease and the sensitivity of the patient.

The diagnosis should be made by the dermatologist, who can often already deduce a cause from the medical history and exact inspection of the rash and start a therapy. A rash on the face is often associated with considerable suffering for those affected, as the patients feel disfigured and are addressed by others regarding the rash.Often contact dermatitis is the trigger, in this case various irritants such as pollen (skin rash caused by pollen), certain foods, cosmetics or animal hair can trigger the rash. If the irritant is avoided, the rash typically recedes.

Eczema on the face (small spot-like inflammations of the skin) is also frequently triggered by environmental influences or cosmetics. A frequent cause, especially in adolescence, is acne disease, which is typically accompanied by purulent pustules (skin rash with pustules). In childhood, skin rashes on the face often occur in the context of infectious diseases such as chickenpox, measles or rubella, all of which are highly contagious and sometimes occur with or without itching.

Chronic inflammatory diseases such as neurodermatitis or psoriasis also often manifest themselves on the face, but are often accompanied by severe itching. In adults, venereal diseases can also lead to rashes on the face, often accompanied by symptoms on the genitals such as itching or rashes. Many germs such as bacteria or certain fungi can also lead to rashes and inflammation of the face.

Certain medications such as antibiotics (especially penicillins) can also lead to rashes on the face. In this case, the temporal occurrence of the rash should be avoided a few hours to days after taking the medication. Excessive exposure to sunlight is also often the cause of a rash on the face, which may or may not be accompanied by itching.