Actinic keratosis is a precancerous scaly spot found on sun-damaged skin, also known as solar keratosis. It may be considered an early form of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (a keratinocyte cancer). Symptoms Actinic keratoses are often more easily felt than seen, they may be solitary but there are often multiple keratoses. Skin may feel dry …
Alopecia is the medical term for ‘hair loss’ which can be broadly categorised into scarring and non scarring alopecia and also into generalised (affecting much of the scalp) and focal (affecting a specific area of the scalp). The most common cause of hair loss is androgenetic alopecia that occurs in both men and women. Alopecia …
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic disease that causes the skin to blister and peel. These blisters form at the slightest touch and may appear in response to minor injury, heat or friction from rubbing, scratching, or adhesive tape. In severe cases, the blisters may occur inside the body, such as the lining of …
Atopic eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic (long-term) skin condition that causes itchy and inflamed skin. It most commonly begins early in life affecting infants and young children but may occasionally begin in adulthood. Symptoms Atopic eczema presents as generalised skin itching and rash. Early on the skin may become red, swell, …
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects sweat gland-bearing skin, usually, around the axillae (armpits), groin, buttocks (bottom) and under the breasts (inframammary fold). It is characterised by persistent or recurrent boil-like nodules and abscesses that culminate in a purulent (pus-like) discharge that is often offensive smelling, sinuses or tunnels under the …
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in the skin cells called melanocytes (the pigment cells of the skin) and usually occurs on the parts of the body that have been overexposed to the sun. Rare melanomas can occur inside the eye (ocular melanoma) or in parts of the skin or body that …
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