What’s going on with the peeling shoulders?

Shoulder peeling is common in sunburn, psoriasis, chronic eczema, ringworm and other diseases.
1. Sunburn:Sunlight or due to other light irradiation of the skin, the skin blood vessels have a direct and transient dilation effect, the epidermal cells can also generate and release a variety of mediators, including prostaglandins, lipoxygenase products, etc., causing erythema, flaking and other symptoms.
2. Psoriasis: the cause of this disease is unknown, may be related to the immune process initiated by T-lymphocytes, genetic factors, environmental factors, infectious factors, cold or dry environments, mental stress and other factors, manifested as recurrent scaly erythema, papules, plaques, accompanied by a lot of flaking and other symptoms.
3. Chronic eczema: the cause of this disease is unknown, it may be related to hot and dry or humid environment, germs infection, medication factors, some allergic food, pollen, dust, nervous and mental factors, etc., manifested as erythema, lichenoid, scaly, papules and other symptoms.
4. Tinea corporis: this disease is mainly caused by dermatophyte infection, common causative organisms include Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton intermedius, Microsporum canis, and Trichophyton xylanicum, etc., which manifests itself as symptoms such as pimples, blisters, blotchy rashes, and scales.
It is recommended that patients, if necessary, timely to the regular hospital dermatology consultation, follow the doctor’s instructions to clarify the diagnosis, timely treatment.