湿疹(しっしん)

Writing

湿(しつ) (wet/damp) + 疹(しん) (rash)

Types

• アトピー性(せい)湿疹(しっしん) - atopic eczema
• 接触(せっしょく)性(せい)湿疹(しっしん) - contact dermatitis
• 脂漏(しろう)性(せい)湿疹(しっしん) - seborrheic dermatitis

Common collocations

• 湿疹(しっしん)ができる (to develop a rash)
• 湿疹(しっしん)が出(で)る (to break out in a rash)
• 湿疹(しっしん)を治療(ちりょう)する (to treat eczema)

Related words

• かぶれ - rash caused by contact with a specific irritant
• 発疹(はっしん) - skin eruption; the broader clinical term, of which 湿疹(しっしん) is one kind
• 蕁麻疹(じんましん) - hives, which come up as raised welts and usually fade within hours

Usage

An everyday word, not restricted to medical settings - patients use it themselves when describing symptoms at a clinic or pharmacy. The verb that goes with it is できる or 出(で)る, not なる.