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Eccema numular
Definición:
Es un trastorno relacionado con alergias en el cual aparecen manchas o parches pruriginosos en forma de moneda sobre la piel.
Nombres alternativos:
Dermatitis numular
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La causa del eccema numular se desconoce, pero generalmente hay antecedentes personales o familiares de asma, alergias , dermatitis atópica o trastornos similares. Esta afección es relativamente poco común y se presenta más frecuentemente en los hombres de edad avanzada.
Algunas cosas pueden empeorar esta afección, como:
- Resequedad de la piel
- Irritantes ambientales
- Estrés
- Cambios de temperatura
Referencias:
Habif TP. Clinical Dermatology . 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004.
Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine . 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001.
- Fecha de revisión: 4/12/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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