Various rashes on the skin are not uncommon, and there are a lot of reasons that can cause the appearance of red spots on the body. Doctors refer to the spots only a change in the color of the skin, and if there are other symptoms, it is blisters, papules, etc. However, in everyday life red spots can be called any eruption, accompanied by a change in the color of the epidermis.
Allergic reactions
If all over the body suddenly went red spots, which arose very quickly, then we are talking about an allergic reaction. Such rashes are often called hives , because of the similarity of external manifestations with nettle burns. Rashes protrude above the skin, form blisters, often itching. The treatment consists in eliminating the effect of the allergen and taking antihistamines.
Vegetative disorders
If a person with a strong physical or emotional stress on the body appear red spots, then most likely it is a violation of the vascular tone. Usually, such spots are not accompanied by additional symptoms and do not cause discomfort, but they also do not get rid of them completely, and they periodically come out again. Increased vascular tone, exercise, taking a contrast shower helps reduce the frequency of such manifestations.
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic non-infectious disease, which is characterized by the appearance on the body of red peeling spots. Most often, psoriasis plaques appear on the elbow and knee folds, feet, neck, scalp, but can appear all over the body, sometimes creeping and merging into large papules. The cause of this disease is not precisely established, and treatment in each case is selected individually.
Ringworm
Infectious disease of fungal nature, which is most often manifested on the scalp. At the site of the lesion, the hair breaks off, and the area looks cut, which gave the name of the disease. On the body, ringworm manifests itself in the form of red dry spots surrounded by a raised roller. These spots often itch and flake in the center. In the absence of treatment, spots can spread, merge into one large spot and occupy a large surface of the skin. Infecting with ringworm can be by direct contact with a sick person or animal, as well as through the things that the patient used. In the treatment of antifungal drugs are prescribed externally and for internal use.
Candidiasis
Fungal disease, most often affecting the mucous in the genital area and the mouth, less often the skin. It appears in the form of formless, growing reddish spots localized in the areas of skin folds: the groin, armpits, fingers, elbows, areas under the breast in women. It is treated with topical application of antifungal drugs, as well as the intake of antifungal and immunostimulating drugs inside.
Pink lichen
The causative agent of the disease is not exactly known, but there is a suggestion that it is provoked by the herpes virus. Pink lichen is most often observed in people with weakened immunity and after suffering colds. The disease manifests as oval-shaped red spots that appear on the body mainly in the trunk region. The disease gradually spreads, and for one and a half weeks, characteristic red spots can cover the entire body. Later they darken, begin to peel, and after 4-6 weeks completely disappear. Special treatment does not require, but with severe itching can be prescribed antihistamines and corticosteroids.
Infectious diseases
Red spots on the body are observed in diseases such as:
- chickenpox ;
- measles;
- scarlet fever;
- rubella.
With chickenpox, these are characteristic blisters that appear throughout the body. When measles on the body, reddish tubercles appear, beginning with the neck and shoulders. When rubella is a small red rash. With scarlet fever throughout the body spreads a red or bright pink very small rash.