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:
- itching;
- different spots on the skin;
- peeling;
- hair loss;
- change in skin pigmentation.
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:
- red or pink round spot on the head;
- peeling of the center of the affected area;
- darkening of hair in the area of the spot to blackness, their breaking off at the very roots;
- severe itching.
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 :
- slight skin peeling;
- presence on the neck and chest spots of different diameters and shapes with uneven edges;
- winter rashes have a pink or brown color, in the summer they do not sunbathe.
Symptoms of red lichen:
- fragility and fragility of nails;
- dense purple and red spots on the skin;
- pale pink or gray-white rash on the mucous membranes (genitalia, oral cavity);
- severe itching;
- spread of rashes on the ground small damage - scratching, scratching.
Clinic depriving Zhibera (pink):
- skin peeling;
- slight itching;
- pink or light brown oval and round spots;
- Elements can merge with each other or grow in size;
- self-healing in 3-4 months.
Appearances of shingles:
- pain in the ribs;
- itching of the skin;
- red bubbles on the waist line in the form of a belt;
- the rupture of blisters and the formation of dense crusts in their place.