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Self Employment. The ill-defined, light brown macular discoloration stands out and indeed looks like dirt. Although there is no palpable component to the discoloration, it has a faintly reticular look to it in places. It spares all other locations, such as the axillae, posterior neck, and back. A brief scrub with soap and water fails to have any effect on the discoloration, but a few swipes with an alcohol swab completely restore the skin to its normal, light color, effectively removing the pigmented surface.

That successful maneuver, as well as the rest of the clinical presentation, confirms the diagnosis of:. Moreover, the most common form of acanthosis nigricans presents with a velvety, faintly raised brownish discoloration that usually affects the circumferential neck, axillae, and often, other intertriginous areas. It involves a slightly papular reticular a netlike effect patch, often in a triangular shape.

Alcohol has no effect on it. Besides the obvious implications, TFFD is probably most important as an imitator of acanthosis nigricans, which is often seen in overweight adolescents on their way to becoming diabetic. Unlike TFFD, acanthosis nigricans type III, the most common form has a multitude of potentially serious implications, although it is most often benign.

Reynolds: Extra precautions are recommended if someone in the household works in high-risk field where they have contact with sick patients or animals. Since their clothes could be contaminated with a wide range of germs, they should take a precautionary approach to wash and sanitize their laundry every time to prevent the potential spread of germs to other household members. Gerba: Because health care workers are often exposed to ill individuals, they should also wash their professional clothing separate from the family laundry and use hot water or the sanitizing cycle on the washing machine and a bleach or registered laundry sanitizer.

I would also recommend completely drying in a machine on the high heat setting, as this further reduces the number of germs. Q: When should I bring in the big guns, like bleach and other sanitizing agents? Gerba: You don't need to use bleach or laundry sanitizer for everyday cleaning. Laundry sanitizers are an added extra step needed during specific illnesses, such as the stomach flu, and are not needed to protect against the viruses that cause colds, the flu and COVID In special situations where a laundry sanitizer is recommended for use, it should always be used after washing with a deeper cleaning laundry detergent.

Reynolds : Germs that cause symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting or stomach flu are generally more difficult to kill compared to respiratory germs. That's why items contaminated with these bugs should be washed separately from other people's items.

Washing in hot water, using a deeper cleaning laundry detergent, and adding a registered sanitizer or using the sanitizing cycle on the washing machine provides maximum protection against the hardest-to-kill germs.

Drying clothes on high heat adds another layer of protection. Gerba: I recommend that when you are done doing the family laundry you run an empty load with bleach or a sanitizer in the washing machine, especially when washing items from an individual with a stomach bug or contaminated work clothes.

Bacteria remaining in the washing machine may persist in the washing drum and contaminate the next load of clothing. Reynolds: It is a good idea to clean and disinfect the clothes hamper and other surfaces like countertops that are in contact with soiled laundry, especially when illness occurs, and if you plan to transport clean laundry in the same hamper. Trending Stories. University of Arizona in the News. Get the latest University of Arizona news delivered in your inbox.

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