Signs of deprivation

A very contagious infectious disease, transmitted by the contact-household way, is lichen. Its pathogens are microscopic fungi and viruses, which makes pathology difficult to distinguish from other dermatological diseases. First of all, it is necessary to study the external signs of lichen, which sometimes allow an unmistakable preliminary diagnosis and pinpoint the cause of the problem.

Common signs of lichen appearance

The main symptoms of this group of diseases are as follows:

Specific manifestations depend on the forms of pathology, which will be discussed below.

Signs of ringworm, microsporia and other types of disease

Trichophytosis (the first specified type of disease) is characterized by such symptoms:

Less often the signs of ringworm arise in a person on the arm and other parts of the body without thick hair. In such cases, the pathology looks like pale pink round spots with bright red cylindrical borders.

The manifestations of microsporia are almost identical to the symptoms of trichophytosis, only the rashes are larger in diameter. From the differences - the hair is broken off at a distance of 8-10 mm from the root, the itching is weak or absent.

Signs of a multi-colored or pityrious lichen :

Symptoms of red lichen:

Clinic depriving Zhibera (pink):

Appearances of shingles: