Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology refers to how the nature of a disease (its pathology) manifests through changes in bodily functions (or physiology). Sometimes these changes express themselves as symptoms but often they appear symptomless to the patient and only manifest in blood test results and other diagnostic techniques. Skin conditions have a complex pathology and often affect physiology in unexpected ways. 

Albumin Loss: Eat More Proteins

A defining characteristic of exfoliative dermatitis is, obviously, exfoliation. The first wave of skin loss happens about 2-6 days after the start of the first patch of erythema. The skin may peel off in small sheets; don’t pull it off as your skin is thinning and you may be prone to cracks and bleeding. Indeed, one clue to a possible underlying cause of erythroderma is that the skin is growing too quickly compared to its normal rate of growth. It is also shedding too quickly, a process that is usually imperceptible to most of us. This peeling is probably associated with a protein known as CEA and we shall look at this more closely in the section on etiology.