the.com/dermatitis
Skin's way of filing a complaint it refuses to specify in writing.
means Inflammation of the skin, typically causing redness, itching, swelling, or rash, triggered by irritants, allergens, or underlying conditions.
from Built from Greek derma (skin, the same root giving us dermatology and epidermis) plus the medical suffix -itis, meaning inflammation — the same tag slapped onto tonsillitis, arthritis, and bronchitis. No myth here, just the tidy, workmanlike grammar of 19th-century medical Greek: name the tissue, add -itis, done.
- not one disease
- umbrella term for any skin inflammation, many causes
- common triggers
- nickel, fragrance, poison ivy, your own immune system
- eczema overlap
- atopic dermatitis is eczema's formal legal name
- itch-scratch cycle
- scratching worsens inflammation, which worsens the itch