What is Skin Allergy? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Triggers
Channel: ERemedium
Date: 2021-03-19

A skin allergy is an allergic reaction to a typically harmless substance, such as wool, pollen, soap, or plants. 
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Skin Allergy
Skin allergies can be caused by a variety of factors.
When an allergen is responsible for triggering an immune system response then it is an allergic skin condition.

Types of skin allergy
Most common types of skin allergy reactions are 
Eczema: Eczema as the most common skin condition, especially in children. A common symptom of eczema is dry skin, red skin, irritated skin, and itchy skin.
Hives: Hives are red bumps or welts that appear on the body
Contact dermatitis: A reaction that appears when the skin comes in contact with an irritant or an allergen. Symptoms can include a rash, blisters, itching, and burning.
Angioedema: Angioedema is swelling in the deep layers of the skin and many times occurs in soft tissues such as the eyelids, mouth or genitals. It is often seen together with hives.

Triggers that can lead to skin allergy include latex, pet, poison ivy or poison oak, laundry detergent, soap, nickel, chemicals, insects, pollen, sunlight.
 
Symptoms
Symptoms of an allergic skin reaction are rash, itching, redness, swelling, raised bumps, scaling or flaking of skin, cracked skin,

You can take control of skin allergy by minimizing time in direct sunlight, keeping irritated skin protected with the moisturizer, avoiding contact with irritants, avoiding scratching of rash or hives.
If you see any of the symptoms of skin allergy, speak to your doctor today. 

The doctor will consider your family and medical history, your symptoms, and may recommend the following tests to make a diagnosis: 
Blood test
Skin test.
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*TimeStamps*
0:00 Introduction of skin allergy
0:15 Types of skin allergy
1:25 Symptoms of skin allergy
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