Lichens are called skin diseases that are similar to each other in appearance. As a rule, these are red flaky spots or bubbles filled with liquid. Medicine knows several types of this disease, each of which has a different nature, symptoms and treatment. How to get rid of lichen? This question is asked by people who had the misfortune to get acquainted with this unpleasant disease.
How to get rid of lichen caused by the Herpes zoster virus?
The second, more familiar name is shingles. This disease has a viral origin, many factors can provoke it: stress, taking a course of antibiotics, weakening of the immune system. The causative agent of the disease is transmitted by airborne droplets from a sick person to a healthy one. Symptoms are as follows:
- swollen lymph nodes;
- rashes on the body in the form of bubbles filled with a cloudy liquid;
- rashes that "encircle" the human body;
- temperature rise;
- itching
- painful sensations.
Since the causative agent of this type of lichen is the virus, the doctor usually prescribes antiviral drugs during treatment. In order to relieve pain, pain medication may be prescribed. To prevent infection, contact of healthy people with people with chickenpox should be excluded and take care of their own immunity.
Deprive Giber (pink)
How to get rid of gibber deprivation? The nature of the disease is still unknown. The cause of the disease may be the body's reaction to the cold or a stressful situation. This lichen is not contagious. Symptoms are as follows: the appearance on the skin of pale pink spots of various shapes and sizes, which subsequently begin to peel off; itching and slight pain. Most often, treatment is not prescribed - the symptoms disappear on their own. Your doctor may prescribe pain medication.
Pityriasis (multicolored) lichen
How to get rid of pityriasis versicolor? The causative agent of this skin disease is a fungus called Pityrosporum orbiculare. Pale pink spots appear on the human body, which darken over time. At the beginning of the disease, spots are not very many, and in diameter they are only about five to six millimeters. But later, the number of rashes increases, their diameter increases and they merge into one focus. With this disease, increased sweating is observed, in addition, the patient is worried about itching. As a treatment, the doctor prescribes antifungal agents that are applied externally. To prevent the disease, it is necessary to keep the body and clothes clean.
How to get rid of ringworm of a shearing form?
The causative agent of this lichen is a fungus. You can catch this disease by contact with a sick animal or person. In the first case, the course of the disease is much more complicated. If the fungus has got on the hair part of the body, then in this place the hair breaks off, as if bald patches form. Whitish scales appear in the focus of the disease. On the hairless area of the body, lichen spots have very clear and even edges. The doctor prescribes antifungal drugs as the main treatment. Also, affected areas can be lubricated with iodine and washed with tar soap.
Lichens in people (photos are presented in the article) have a different look, shape and color. In addition, they are similar to other dermatological diseases. Therefore, do not engage in self-diagnosis. The treatment of lichen in humans is the business of dermatologists. Trust in specialists, and you can get rid of this scourge in the shortest possible time. Be always healthy!