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What Are Skin Allergies?

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Dr. Ravindra DargainyaDermatologist • 19 Years Exp.MBBS, DDV
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Skin allergies are one of the many different skin conditions that may impact you. At a basic level, skin allergies are an allergic reaction to a normally harmless substance.

Your immune system normally fights a foreign substance and removes it from your body. When the immune system sees a substance as foreign and reacts, you can develop an allergic skin rash When your body interacts with one of the triggers mentioned below, you develop a reaction to the trigger that most others do not and you end up with symptoms.

Common Signs & Symptoms of Skin Allergy

When you experience a skin allergy, you might experience a combination of the following:

  • Rash
  • Itching
  • Redness
  • Swelling
  • Raised  bumps
  • Scaling or flaking of skin
  • Cracked skin