How is hereditary dermatosis treated?

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Hereditary skin diseases are transmitted from the parents to the next generation with their own abnormal or mutated genes, so that the next generation will have the specific skin damage of the gene at birth or later. There are very few non hereditary congenital skin diseases, which are mainly caused by nutrition, virus or microorganism infection, or interference of chemical and physical factors in the process of fetal development. Let's talk about how to treat hereditary skin diseases.

How is hereditary dermatosis treated?

First, most of them cannot be eradicated without effective treatment. For example, hereditary angioedema is caused by the deficiency of autosomal dominant C1 esterase inhibitor, which can be treated with vasopressin and androgen like drug danazol, while phenylpyruvic aciduria can be prevented by limiting the intake of phenylalanine in diet; Enteropathic acrodermatitis can be controlled by zinc; Some congenital enzyme deficiency or gamma globulin deficiency can be treated by supplementing the lack of related substances. But these treatments do not remove the cause. Some congenital malformations or abnormalities affect the function or beauty, according to the specific circumstances to take surgical treatment.

Second: Although this skin disease can not be cured, but if you pay more attention to diet, it can also improve the skin disease. Doctors said that patients with skin diseases should reduce the intake of animal fat and sweets, and eat more soy products, vegetables and other foods rich in potassium and magnesium. Because this can reduce the cuticle on the skin, relatively speaking, it will be better.

Third: the disease can not be cured by drugs or other means, so prevention is more important. For the patients with the disease, we should avoid contact with harmful factors to prevent or reduce the occurrence of symptoms. For example, xeroderma pigmentosum patients should avoid the sun, epidermolysis bullosa should avoid friction and compression, in order to reduce the occurrence of symptoms. In addition, genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis can reduce the incidence of the disease.

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In our life, common ichthyosis vulgaris, keratosis follicularis, and vasodilation are what we call hereditary skin diseases. With hereditary skin diseases, we should not be too sad, because it can not solve the problem. The key is to go to a regular hospital for treatment, follow the doctor's instructions, and hope that patients and friends can recover.