Blisters on the body

Undoubtedly, if you find yourself in such formations, causing such unpleasant sensations as itching, burning, tingling, everyone wants to get rid of them sooner. However, before taking any measures, you should find out why the blisters appear and the body itches.

Causes of blisters on the body

Blisters are dense, besieged formations that are formed due to edema of the upper layers of the skin or mucous membrane. They differ in shape, size, color, can be multiple, merge into a single space. The localization of these formations is also different. Sometimes blisters are located throughout the body, itch and inflame.

Of all the known causes of blistering on the body, the most common are:

Blisters can form on different parts of the body for various diseases. The most common infection is infectious blisters of the hands, feet, face, mouth.

Blisters on the hands can appear as a result of the following pathologies:

The main cause of the appearance of blisters in the mouth area is herpes. Blisters on the upper and lower lip form a few days after the virus is activated in the body. The appearance of blisters in this case is accompanied by burning and other uncomfortable sensations.

Blisters located on the inside of the lips are sometimes a manifestation of stomatitis. It can be either white formations or bubbles with transparent contents.

If red blisters periodically appear in the tongue or under the tongue, it can also indicate infection with the herpes virus. Such formations are painful, hamper food intake and speech. In addition, pink blisters on the tongue and on the back of the pharynx can appear with pharyngitis.

White blisters in the throat are a symptom of follicular sore throat. These are well-marked painful formations that are localized on the tonsils, and in severe cases - and on the back of the throat.

Blisters on the legs often occur due to fungal lesions or plantar dyshidrosis. People with diabetes can have diabetic bullae (pemphigus). These are formations similar to burn blisters located on the toes, feet, legs, and also on the hands.

A common cause of the appearance of small red blisters on the body, which itches, is a viral disease of the herpes zoster . In this case, painful and itchy formations can be located on different parts of the body along the nerve roots, as if encircling it from one side. Blisters all over the body can occur with chicken pox, measles, and rubella.

What to do with the appearance of blisters?

First of all, it is necessary to find out the reason of this phenomenon, for what it is better to go to the doctor. It is necessary to seek medical help in such cases:

  1. If the blister sizes exceed 5 cm.
  2. If the blisters do not heal for more than 5 days, they are accompanied by suppuration, reddening of the tissues around them, and an increase in body temperature.
  3. With the formation of multiple blisters.

You can not break the integrity of the blisters on your own. It is necessary to relieve the areas of the body on which blisters are located, from friction and pressure, and also to keep the skin on the bursting blisters.