skin disorders
Overview of Hypersensitivity and Reactive Skin Disorders
Treatment
Depends on the cause Treatment of hypersensitivity and reactive skin disorders depends on the cause if it can be identified. Stopping a drug or avoiding exposure to a known irritant may be all that is needed. Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics, and viral infections may be treated with antiviral drugs. Other drugs applied to the skin may be helpful, and others can be taken by mouth to relieve symptoms (for example, antihistamines for itching). More severe hypersensitivity skin disorders may require treatment with corticosteroids or immunosuppressant drugs that lessen the body's overactive immune response. 