Glossary for Diaper rash

• Anal symptoms: Symptoms affecting the anus.
• Atopic dermatitis: Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, and pruritis. Often hereditary and associated with allergic rhinitis and asthma.
• Candidiasis: Fungal infection of moist areas such as mouth or vagina
• Cradle Cap: Common scalp condition in babies
• Dermatitis: General name for any type of skin inflammation.
• Diarrhea: Loose or watery stool.
• Excessive sweating: A condition which is characterized by an abnormal excess of sweating
• Genital rash: Rash of the genital region
• HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
• Intertrigo: Skin inflammation from rubbing together of two skin areas
• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A condition which is characterized by proliferation of Langerhans cells
• Letterer-Siwe disease: A rare usually fatal condition characterized by skin lesions, bleeding tendency, enlarged liver and spleen, enlarged lymph nodes and progressive anemia. The condition is caused by excessive proliferation of histiocytes.
• Psoriasis: Chronic skin rash condition, usually red or silver and blistery.
• Rash: A reaction to the exposure of the skin to an allergen
• Skin infection: A condition which is characterized by an infection which occurs on the skin
• Soap allergy: An immune-mediated reaction to exposure to soap. Soap allergy tends to be more common in children and symptoms can vary in nature and severity.
• Thrush: A contagious disease which is caused by a fungus
• Vaginal candidiasis: Fungal infection of the vagina, sometimes called thrush.

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