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Dermatitis is an umbrella term describing a general condition of inflammation ( itis ) of the skin ( derma ). If you think you have a form of dermatitis, go see your dermatologist. He or she will be able to prescribe medication (usually topical) that can help get rid of this often annoying skin condition. Let’s look at the different types of dermatitis. I first want to say that all of the photos in this post are very bad cases of each individual dermatitis. Many of you will only have shades of what you see below. I put the worst-case scenarios here so you can see what each skin condition looks like. Minor examples simply wouldn’t exemplify these skin irritations like the bad cases do. My hope is that you never have the type of severe cases shown here! Allergic contact dermatitis. This dermatitis goes by the names contact dermatitis , allergic dermatitis , and allergic contact dermatitis . No matter which name you prefer, the symptoms are the same. Allergic c...

I have this red, rashy breakout around my mouth, but it’s only on one side. What is causing this? Believe it or not, I see this quite often. Whenever there is breakout on one side of the face, it’s time to ask yourself a few questions. First, do you talk on the phone a lot? If so, on which side of your face do you hold the phone? And further, do you let the phone rest on your face? Telephones get dirty quickly. Even if you are the only person using a particular phone (a land line, for instance), oil and debris collect on the receiver, and especially if you rest the phone on your face, this will easily get transferred to your skin. Sometimes the oil will cause breakouts, and sometimes constant handling of the phone can cause contact dermatitis , a skin inflammation that is caused by contact with offending materials. If your “rash” is indeed dermatitis and not a true breakout (congested oil that has become infected), I will be posting an article specifically for h...