Pink lichen - symptoms

One of the most poorly studied dermatological diseases is pink lichen, pityriasis, or Zhibera flat-line diarrhea. Until now, doctors have not been able to identify any causative agent pathology, nor the exact reasons for its occurrence. With the development of uncomplicated forms of the disease, it is not difficult to diagnose pink lichen - the symptoms are very specific, allowing you to immediately distinguish the disease from psoriasis, trichophytosis , measles, eczema and rubella.

Early symptoms and causes of pink hair loss in humans

It is still unknown what causes pityriasis. In the course of numerous studies, several theories appeared on this subject, including the bacterial and viral origin of pink lichen. Conducting medical tests showed that in the patient's body, a person's ailment is streptococci, herpetic viruses of the 6th type.

It is well established that often Zhibera's pink diarrhea occurs after the transfer of acute respiratory diseases. Moreover, infectious agents are important only at the very beginning of the development of pityriasis, skin manifestations are caused by the addition of an allergic reaction.

The first symptoms of pink lichen become noticeable during or immediately after a cold , flu. On the body, in the trunk region, there is one large spot (diameter more than 2 cm) of light red color. It is called the mother plaque. Gradually this spot acquires a yellowish shade, starting from the center, slightly peeling and wrinkling.

Explicit signs of pink lichen in humans

After 7-10 days from the moment of the appearance of the mother plaque, the rest of the rash is formed on the skin, the so-called "screenings".

In the future, when diagnosing pitiriasis, what matters is pink lichen in humans-the symptoms from the epidermis are very specific, the course of the disease occurs in several stages:

  1. Multiple small spots. Seeds of pink color spread almost throughout the body of the patient, no unpleasant sensations are not delivered.
  2. Wrinkling of the stratum corneum in the center of each plaque. First, the epidermis is compacted and compressed, and then cracked, forming a scaly coating.
  3. Change of pink color of screenings. Yellowing starts from the middle of the dermal skin elements, slowly covering the entire surface.
  4. Exfoliation. When the keratinized layer of epidermal cells completely dries up and cracks, the scales fall off.
  5. Formation of "medallions". After exfoliation, flat spots with broken pigmentation remain on the site of the mother plaque and blemish spots. They can have both a too dark, red-brown, brick color, and a light color. At the same time, the edges of the spots still have a bright, prominent border, which is reminiscent of the medallions.

The described clinical picture is typical of the typical flow of pink zhibera. But this does not always happen. In rare cases instead of specific spots on the skin, nodules protruding above its surface form, and even blisters. This is due to individual features of the immune system.

Interestingly, in most patients, spots and screenings are located, mainly, in the area of ​​natural folds and folds of the skin, called the Langer lines. At the same time these elements have a neat oval shape.

Eruption, characteristic of the pink deprive Zhibera, stay on the skin for about 2-3 weeks. After that, the severity of the disease decreases, the rash gradually fades and after about 1-6 months (depending on the state of the immune system) completely disappears even without specialized treatment.