Treatment of colorful lichen

Multicolored pityriasis lichen is an infectious fungal, slightly contagious disease of the skin with a predominant lesion of the upper layers of the horny skin epithelium. The causative agent of multi-colored lichen is a yeast-like fungus (pityrosporum orbiculare), which normally exists on the surface of the human skin and affects only under certain conditions favorable for the development of infection.

Multicolored lichen causes.

Now they say that the incidence is promoted by excessive sweating (athletes and people with physical labor get sick more often), the specific chemical composition of sweat, reduced immunity, long-term hormonal treatment and individual skin predisposition.

Young women and men are more often ill, children and old people are ill rarely. The disease is manifested by the defeat of the skin in the form of spots of different colors from whitish to coffee-brown, located asymmetrically more often on the skin of the back, chest, abdomen, neck. They tend to increase in size and merge with each other, resulting in the skin acquiring a spotty appearance, from which the name of the disease came. The skin is not inflamed and does not bring subjective anxiety. Sometimes it can be accompanied by a short-term itch. When the stains are scraped on the skin , a small-lamellar exfoliation of the dead skin "off-like" peeling occurs, due to which the disease received its second name. This occurs as a result of the dying off of the upper layers of the skin, which is accompanied by desquamation. Fungus spreading in the skin covers prevents the formation of melanin, which contributes to the tanning of the skin. And, if during the illness a person is exposed to sunlight, these skin areas do not sunbathe and after the disease there are white spots (pseudoleucoderma).

Diagnostics.

The diagnosis should be made only by a qualified dermatovenereologist. Do not try to diagnose yourself for yourself, consult a specialist.

Diagnosis is usually carried out on the basis of a vivid clinical picture of the disease. In cases where the diagnosis is difficult to put, use specific samples, for example, the Baldzer iodine assay: the affected areas of the skin and healthy next to them are lubricated with 5% alcohol solution of iodine, the affected areas will be stained more intensively, as the stratum corneum there is loosened.

Treatment of multi-colored lichen.

The treatment is to reduce sweating and dry the skin, so that the fungus does not develop further, for this purpose, the skin is acidified by lubricating it with 5% salicylic alcohol. Various antifungal ointments are also used, for example, Lamisil, Clotrimazole, shampoos, creams. For a long time used for the treatment of varicoloured 10% sulfuric ointment. The course of treatment is usually 7-10 days, while disinfection of all household items (towels, bed and underwear) and subsequent airing them and ironing with a hot iron is carried out. Treatment of multicolored lichen should be comprehensive, and include a systemic intake of antifungal drugs inside tablets. Also, treatment of multi-colored lichen should be aimed at strengthening immunity and preventing the recurrence of the disease.

After a course of antifungal treatment, daily water procedures with a washcloth are recommended to exfoliate the cornified layer of the epidermis. In the future, it is recommended to take sunbaths to even out the color of the skin and get rid of pseudoleucoderma.

Prevention.

To prevent infection with fungus, you must follow simple rules of personal hygiene: do not use other people's things, have your own beach towel, do not swim on public beaches.