Burning : Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

• General Characteristics
• Causes Of Burning
• Causes Of Burning Skin
• Causes Of Burning In The Chest
• Causes Of Burning In The Anogenital Region

Burning is a mixed sensation of heat, stinging, itching, and painful discomfort on the skin or mucous membranes. A burning sensation of the skin may be accompanied by burns, dermatitis, allergic dermatosis, senestopathies. Similar sensations on the mucous membranes of the genital organs occur with vulvovaginitis in women, urethritis and balanoposthitis in men. Burning in the chest can be a symptom of GERD, angina pectoris, neurological diseases. To establish the etiology of the symptom, a dermatovenereological, allergological examination, instrumental and laboratory diagnostics are performed. Treatment is prescribed in accordance with the nosological principle.

general characteristics

Burning sensation, according to the subjective perception of most people, is characterized as a feeling of local heat with tingling and tingling. Usually accompanied by local hyperemia, soreness and itching, it can be supplemented by the formation of rash elements (papules, vesicles), peeling, weeping of the skin. Burning causes a desire to cool, soothe irritated skin, sometimes scratch the site of the lesion, which often leads to aggravation of symptoms. In some cases, the pathological sensation is manifested by burning pain in a particular part of the body.

Causes of burning

Causes of burning skin

A superficial sensation of heat of the skin occurs against the background of dermatological, allergic diseases, thermal and chemical injuries, common diseases that occur with skin syndrome. The main causes of burning skin include:

• insect bites ;
• skin burns : solar, chemical, electrical;
• skin infections : dermatitis, ringworm, impetigo, herpes;
• dermatoses : atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, urticaria;
• senestopathy: with hysterical neurosis, Kandinsky-Clerambault syndrome;
• autoimmune diseases : scleroderma, SLE.

Causes of burning in the chest

Burning soreness in the epigastrium or chest may indicate damage to the digestive, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems. A burning sensation in the chest is accompanied by:

• gastroenterological diseases : reflux esophagitis, stomach ulcer;
• IHD: angina attack, myocardial infarction;
• broncho-pulmonary pathology : dry pleurisy, pneumonia;
• neurological syndromes : intercostal neuralgia, myositis.

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Causes of burning in the anogenital region

The burning sensation of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital zone often has an allergic or infectious origin. The symptom intensifies after urination, defecation and sexual intercourse, accompanied by unbearable itching, hyperemia and swelling of the tissues, the appearance of pathological discharge. The causes depend on the location of the symptom:

• burning in the anus: helminthic invasions, hemorrhoids, anal fissure;
• burning in the intimate area in women: thrush, other vulvitis and vulvovaginitis, genital herpes, irritation of the mucous membranes as a result of the use of sanitary pads, lubricants, hygiene products;
• burning in the intimate area in men : balanoposthitis, nonspecific urethritis, STDs.