#SWAG

Contact Dermatitis

What causes Contact Dermatitis is that the immune system overreacts to a prolonged exposure to a foreign substance, usually from an animal or vegetable protein. Then the immune system is activated to produce antibodies `against the foreign substance. The antibodies release mediators that cause the symptoms of the allergic reaction

Symptoms:

· A red rash is the usual reaction

• Your skin may blister, or you may get a raised red rash, called hives, sometimes in a pattern that points to the foreign substance
• Your skin will itch and may perhaps burn.

Treatment:

· Diphenhydramine- is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body.

Churg-Strauss Syndrome

What causes Churg-Strauss syndrome is not known, but it involves an abnormal over-activation of the immune system in a person with asthma.

Symptoms:

· Fatigue

· weight loss

· inflammation of the nasal passages

· numbness

· weakness

Treament:

· Prednisone- used to treat inflammatory diseases.

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

What causes mixed connective is caused by an overlap illnesses (systemic lupus erythematosus and scleroderma) and have high amounts of the in their blood. Mixed connective tissue disease patients do not typically have other antibodies needed in the body.

Symptoms:

· Raynauds disease

· Fatigue

· Joint pains

· Fevers

· Joint swelling

· Manaise