Causes of Dermatitis

By David Clinton - 2007-09-22 - Article viewed 46 times. Find more articles like this in our Skin Disorders category.

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The root causes of dermatitis are not well understood and are still the subject of intense research.

It is shown in the current research that it develops due to interactions between the environment, our immune system, and genetics. The immune systems of the people with this condition are hyper sensitive and they tend to be prone to react to numerous irritants and allergens.

Many who have dermatitis have a number of relatives with allergic conditions. A genetic predisposition may be aggravated by factors such as food allergies, infections, irritating chemicals, temperature, humidity and stress. under conditions of extreme temperature and humidity, dermatitis will often flare-up. Excessive sweating and high levels of stress are other causes of dermatitis break-outs.

Other causes of dermatitis are irritations. It apparently has the capacity to alter the epidermal structure by allowing immunoglobulin E activity to heighten. Even after the exposure to an allergen has ended or even after it has been systematically controlled, the chronic skin irritation will consequently continue.

Causes of Dermatitis Unknown

Since the primary causes of dermatitis remain elusive, several theories attempt to elucidate its pathogenesis. Causes of dermatitis probably represent more than one condition.

Underlying biochemical and metabolic factors indicate that induced skin disorders are genetically associated with high levels of serum immunoglobulin E and is one of their theories regarding the origins of dermatitis while malformed T-cell function is the other theory.

Causes of dermatitis may include a number of health conditions, genetic factors, allergies, and irritants, mental and physical stresses. Working under conditions that are wet is one of the main causes of dermatitis. Direct contact with one of many irritants or allergens results to contact dermatitis.

A variety of substances can cause dermatitis to form in different people and allergic reactions appear to be genetically determined. When you have burns and sunburn, these will increase the risk of dermatitis. The causes and process of dermatitis are considerably clearer these days, but too little is known about what makes people susceptible to allergic dermatitis.

The 3 Primary Types of Dermatitis

The 3 primary varieties of dermatitis are contact irritant, contact allergy, and atopic.

These all have different triggers, although some are similar. Atopic dermatitis is a genetic disorder associated with environmental factors. But little is known what makes people susceptible to allergic dermatitis. On the occasion that a highly reactive chemical substance makes direct contact with the skin, allergic contact dermatitis occurs. Nummular dermatitis usually occurs in cold weather and is typical among people with dry skin. The primary factors of all these are still unknown.

David Clinton, PhD is an expert in the area of skin disorders such as dermatitis. For more educational articles and treatment sources for the various forms of Dermatitis, visit dermatitis-fyi.com - For more Information.