Understanding various skin disorders that are likely to affect children and the adolescents is a matter of great significance. Consequently, seborrheic dermatitis is one of the skin disorders that can occur in children and the adolescents with or without the reddening of the skin. Seborrheic dermatitis is primarily characterized by various symptoms. To begin with, children and the adolescents suffering from the complication are likely to experience lesions in that have scales alongside presence of plaques on the surface of their skins. Besides that seborrheic dermatitis can also be characterized by hair loss, itchy skin, and even redness of the skin. Some children and adolescents can even develop greasy skin during the course of the complication (University of Maryland Medical Center, 2014).Health professionals believe that seborrheic dermatitis can be caused by weak immunity, combination of particular hormones, nervous complications and even absence of particular nutrients in the body. Nonetheless, the complication is substantially diagnosed basing on its underlying location on the surface of the skin. Health diagnosis such as skin biopsy may also be required at some extent. Just like many other health complications that the teenagers are likely to encounter as they develop, it is also worth to note that seborrheic dermatitis is entirely treatable if necessary measures are taken to suppress it from developing further once it has been diagnosed (Jackson-Richards, 2014).
DISCUSSION 2
Scabies is a skin disorder that is essentially caused by mites and is more common amongst the children and women during the winter seasons. The core symptoms of scabies includes itching, development of rush and frequent scratching of the skin. Aggravation of the underlying pre-existing skin conditions and development of mite tunnels are also amongst the symptoms that are likely to be identified amongst the children and the adolescents who have contracted the condition (Reddi, 2015).Far from that, it is also worth to note that scabies is primarily spread from actual skin contact between people who have been ascertained with the disorder with their underlying counterparts whose skins are healthy. Unlike some of the skin complications, scabies can be identified by looking at the skin rush that has developed on the skin. On that regard, treatment measures are redirected to all patients who have been ascertained with the complication. Nonetheless, it is also worth to highlight that the underlying effective treatment measures that should be redirected to the children and the adolescents can differ from the ones that should be prescribed to the adults (Gupte, 2011).
DISCUSSION 3
Atopic dermatitis is another skin disorder that is essentially characterized by irritation, skin rushes, and other forms of allergic responses that the skins of the adolescents and children can develop. Atopic dermatitis can be inherited or genetically transferred from one person to another. Some of the symptoms that are associated with the disorder include swelling of the skin, redness, scaling, thick skin and even cracking (Ring, 2016). Despite the fact that the complication can occur to any individual it is prone to children and the adolescents. Atopic dermatitis is usually diagnosed by analyzing its symptoms and how they have occurred. The fact that there is no substantial cause of the complication means that ruling out some of the symptoms that have been identified amongst the teens is also one of the core tools that are sometimes employed in trying to diagnose the disorder. Nonetheless, the treatment measures that are usually redirected at addressing the condition depend on age, its underlying symptoms and its general health effects to the individuals. Skin creams, light therapy and allergens are some of the proved medication measures that can be employed to address the condition and just like any other health disorder; early detection of the complication is usually instrumental in providing a timely response to the complication (Dekio, 2012).
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