Lesions on Skin

The term 'skin lesions' covers any abnormality occurring on the skin, ranging from a small sore to a large wound. Skin lesions are something that need to be taken with utmost concern. There can be several factors leading to their formation. These can be benign or very serious.

Causes of Lesions on Skin
Lesions may result from a wide range of skin disorders. The foremost among them is physical injury. Allergy against foodstuffs and substances present in the surrounding is another prominent cause of lesions on skin. Some examples of common allergens are milk, egg, pollen grains, grass, etc. Your body responds to their ingestion or contact by producing lesions on the skin surface. The other reasons behind the formation of lesions are innumerable skin diseases. These are dermatitis (both atopic and contact), eczema, psoriasis, measles, rubella, chickenpox, seborrheic keratosis, furunculosis, tinea versicolor, etc.

Skin lesions may also be caused by cancerous growth of skin cells and dreaded diseases like AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS is caused by a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which weakens the immune system of the body. AIDS patients frequently develop lesions as their body is unable to resist or fight the causative pathogen. The causative agents lesions on skin and the aforementioned skin disorders are mainly one or the other types of micro-organisms like bacteria, virus and fungi. Blood work and culture of the part of skin lesion assist the health care professionals to find out the causative pathogen.

Natural Treatments for Lesions
The first thing that you should take care of in order to get rid of lesions on skin is personal hygiene. Try to keep your skin clean and dry always. This is because, moist and dirty skin provides shelter to micro-organisms including pathogenic ones. Secondly, try some home remedies to treat lesions on skin. Some of the natural treatments known to deliver positive results are mentioned below.

• Eat five servings of citrus fruits and vegetables like carrots, tomato and broccoli a day. This will provide you antioxidants, vitamins (A, C and E), beta-carotene and selenium. All these nutrients prevent further worsening of lesions, even caused by skin cancer.
• Increase the intake of foods that are rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids and poor in omega-6 essential acids as they are believed to treat as well as foreclose lesions. Some examples of such foodstuffs are fish oil, safflower oil, olive oil and butter. A good way of taking these oils will be to have fish cooked in olive oil twice a week.
• You should avoid certain foods that may promote the growth of lesions on skin as they tend to add toxins to your body. These are processed foods, red meat, red and yellow dyes, cured meats (as they contain nitrites), monosodium glutamate, sugar, saccharin, dairy products, caffeinated drinks, alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable oils and aspartame.
• Detoxification will speed up the natural process of healing of lesions. Therefore, you should work towards flushing out toxins from your body. An easy way of doing it is to drink plenty of water, about 8-10 glasses a day.

There can be numerous factors causing skin lesions. It is very important that you consult a medical practitioner to diagnose the underlying factors and treat it the effective way. Trying out the above suggested home remedies will certainly assist you in getting a fast recovery.