If various inflammatory processes occur in the human body, then the skin (epidermis) immediately reacts to this along with hair or nails. Constant stressful situations, malnutrition, alcohol abuse can trigger epidermal diseases. First of all, you need to pay attention to clinical symptoms, and when spots, rashes or eczema appear on the surface of the skin, the true cause of their appearance should be identified.
If the spot on the skin peels off or causes severe itching, this may be a sign of depriving or disturbing the hormonal background. In fact, there are many factors that cause such manifestations: diseases of internal organs, pregnancy, ultraviolet exposure, and much more. In this case, the color of the spots can vary from red to brown.
Some rashes can degenerate into malignant formations. To prevent this process, timely diagnosis is necessary. If the stain on the skin peels, itches and quickly increases in size, consult an oncologist. Hyperpigmentation indicates a deficiency of retinol and vitamin C. To correct the situation, supplements containing these components and various fortified creams will help.
In trophic disorders due to insufficient blood circulation, brown spots may also appear on the surface of the skin of the legs. Rashes with age are localized on the hands or face. The exact reason for the external signs is difficult to identify, this will require the delivery of tests that the doctor will indicate.
With pityriasis versicolor, a brown spot on the skin peels off, has pronounced outlines. This fungal disease can be transmitted from close contact with the patient. Multiple rashes are observed throughout the body, which not only exfoliate, but also itch severely. They can grow and merge with each other, forming "islands".
Flaky spots on the scalp indicate seborrheic dermatitis. The cause of the unpleasant state may be weakened immunity against the background of stress, also hormonal imbalance, malnutrition. Seborrhea appears on the scalp: head, eyebrows, beard. There is a noticeable peeling, redness and yellow dandruff.
Skin stain flakes with atopic dermatitis caused by an allergic reaction. To eliminate the symptoms, you need to eliminate the allergen. Most often, a similar reaction is caused by citrus fruits, sweets or household chemicals. The main feature of atopic dermatitis in its seasonality (exacerbations occur in winter). Rashes appear on any part of the body.
Also one of the causes of red rashes is psoriasis. This is a chronic non-infectious skin disease that has an autoimmune character. Localization can be extensive, small red heights are observed in the damaged areas. With psoriasis, the spot on the skin peels and may increase in size. A patient with this ailment needs to constantly maintain the body in a healthy state, since any stress will again cause a relapse.