Topics: Conditions and Diseases : Skin Disorders
Information about skin disorders and diseases.
Albinism
Albinism is a genetic condition resulting in a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair.
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Dercum Disease
Dercum's disease, Dercum disease, Adiposis Dolorosa, Morbus Dercum, Adiposita Dolorosa, Fettvävsreumatism, painful fatty tumors, lipomas, weakness, obesity.
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Eczema
Eczema is a catchall term for a variety of itchy skin inflammations/rashes which may be characterized by redness, oozing, crusting, blistering, scaling, and/or hardening.
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Hair Loss
Sites with helpful medical information about hair thinning, baldness, and different hair loss conditions may be found here.
Alopecia Areata,
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Head Lice
Head lice are specialized to live among the hair present on the human head and are exquisitely adapted to living mainly on the scalp and neck hairs of their human host.
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (also known as Apocrinitis, Apocrine Acne, Verneuil's disease, Velpeau's disease, Fox-den disease, Pyodermia sinifica fistulans and Acne inversa) is an uncommon skin disorder characterized by the eruption of painful lesions predominantly under the arms and in the groin area.
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Hives
Sites with information about urticaria (commonly known as hives or wheals).
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Hyperhidrosis
Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition in which a person sweats excessively and unpredictably. People with hyperhidrosis can sweat even when the temperature is cool, and when they are at rest.
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Poison Ivy
Websites about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of skin rashes and other reactions from exposure to urushiol, the toxin found in poison ivy, oak, and sumac.
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Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath.
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Rosacea
A list of reviewed sites related to the disease rosacea. Rosacea is an acne like condition that is characterised by redness and flushing.
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Solar Keratosis
Also known as actinic keratosis or "sun spots", this is a very common condition caused by exposure to the sun.
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Vitiligo
Vitiligo (or leukoderma) is the patchy loss of skin pigmentation due to an auto-immune attack by the body's own immune system on skin melanocytes.
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