If more recently you had clean skin, and now you periodically or constantly see redness, acne, flaky plaques, red spots that appear and disappear within a short time, you should think about it. Skin eruptions in worms - a frequent phenomenon. Perhaps, it was the intestinal parasites that caused the appearance of cosmetic defects and you? !
Indeed, the skin, as well as hair and nails, instantly reacts to various failures in the body. But acne is not always a sign of infection with parasitic helminths. Eruptions in worms in children and adults may not appear at all, but may be a consequence and manifestation of an entirely different cause. Before you fight for "purity" and beauty of the skin, you should find out the history of manifestation. Only after this can be diagnosed and an adequate treatment is prescribed.
However, worms are a common cause of skin problems. Eruptions on the skin with worms in children and adults are different. The photo shows which acne on the skin with worms can be at different stages of the development of helminthiosis. Why does our body react so to parasites?
Causes of rash in helminths
When parasites enter the body of a carrier, they are active in all stages of development. Eating, moving, multiplying in the gastrointestinal tract - a favorite habitat, worms disrupt the normal operation of the intestine. The organism responds to this by splashing eosinophils - the cells of the immune system. The growth of protective cells in the blood causes the body to react, giving out various allergic reactions, including the appearance of rashes in helminthiases, hair loss and others.
The most severe irritant is considered to be an ascarid allergen, which enters the bloodstream as a result of the life of ascarid parasites. However, other worms parasitizing the human body are no less dangerous. What does the rash look like with worms in children and adults? Allergic skin reactions caused by intestinal parasites, manifested in the form of hives, atypical dermatitis, eczema and even acne. The rash on the face with worms in children and adolescents is different from acne or acne caused by hormonal failure. However, only the specialist can determine the difference, only after a series of analyzes.
Self-medication with "effective" cosmetic preparations, actively advertised and sold in pharmacies without a prescription, often does not bring the desired result. To correct a status of an epidermis on the face the complete elimination of parasites will help only.
What a rash appears in worms( photos at different stages of infection)
The nature of the rashes in worms is directly related to the stage of the disease. Specialists distinguish three stages of the disease:
- acute,
- latent,
- chronic.
At the acute stage of the disease, parasites "settle" in the digestive tract: the intestines, the liver. At this stage, there are strong allergic reactions, including in the form of a small rash on the skin: the worms poison the body, and it immediately reacts. The rash with worms, the photo of which is presented below, can be painless, without itching and flaking. The acute stage with pimples and a rash with worms lasts not for long - up to 2 months.
The next stage( latent) is characterized by a decrease in the number of symptoms of the presence of worms in the body: a rash on the skin may not appear at all. The latent stage can last a long time: from several weeks to several months!
The chronic period of the disease is characterized by the activation of parasites, which begin to lay a large number of eggs, from which the larvae appear. This stage is characterized by a vivid clinical picture: a sick child complains of a disorder of the intestine, hyperthermia, dyspnea. At this stage of the disease, the skin rash appears in 90% of cases. In this case, it has a different character: it can be large painful acne purulent etiology or hives. In some patients, dermatologists observed the appearance of papules that contained a number of worm larvae.
Eruptions on the skin with worms in children and adults
The unfamiliar medical term "dirofilariasis" is the name of a serious ailment - a little studied parasitic disease, the main manifestation of which is the presence under the skin of worms-parasites.
Infection occurs through insect bites. The disease proceeds according to two scenarios:
- worms settle under the skin and parasitize the epidermis;
- parasites through the skin penetrate into the internal organs.
In the first case, there are defects in the epidermis: under the skin even probed worms. Affected areas of the dermis are sore and flaky. Acne can "shift" by a few millimeters per day. This happens, as the parasites move. Pathology was called Morgellon's disease. In some cases, surgical intervention helps to get rid of the disease. In others, the operation does not work, as the worms migrate under the skin. Conservative therapy does not help. Modern medicine continues today to study the Morgellon disease, looking for effective ways to combat parasites.
If parasites "settle" in internal organs, very often they do not make themselves felt for a long time. Sluggish symptoms: a slight loss of hair, interruptions in the work of the gastrointestinal tract, a recurring rash is perceived as a manifestation of other diseases. In dirofilariasis of this type, X-rays or ultrasonography of the internal organs help determine the ailment. As a rule, it happens by accident, during the diagnosis of a completely different disease.
To get rid of rashes on the skin with worms, you need to eliminate the cause. It is impossible to get rid of epidermal problems, which are caused by the presence of parasites in the body, without eliminating the parasites themselves. If you suspect an illness in yourself, children or other family members, initiate a visit to a parasitologist who will prescribe special tests. Their result will be the exclusion of the disease or its confirmation. In the latter case, the doctor will prescribe a drug course, after which the skin will assume a healthy appearance.