What is Leprosy?
Leprosy occurs when someone gets infected by the bacteria causing the disease. It would be hard for anyone to catch the bacteria but long time exposure to an infected person with leprosy in the...
View ArticleMorgellons Disease – Pictures, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Morgellons disease is a mystifying skin disease that results in non-healing sores and lesions leading to disfigurement, in addition to strange sensations of creeping, biting, stinging and crawling on...
View ArticleRash on Baby’s Face
The most common form of baby rash is known as prickly heat rash or miliaria. Baby rash occurs when the sweat ducts are clogged and perspiration is trapped under the skin. Baby rash can develop in...
View ArticleGuttate Psoriasis
What is Guttate Psoriasis ? Guttate Psoriasis is a form of psoriasis that seems like tiny salmon pinkish droplets on the skin. Latin word ‘gutta’ which means ‘drop’ has been used for Guttate psoriasis....
View ArticleChigger bite – Pictures, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Chiggers are the larva-type form of mite belonging to the family of Trombiculidae. Such chigger mites are arachnids just like ticks and spiders. Throughout the world, chigger habitat consists of dense...
View ArticleLipoma – Pictures, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Removal
What is Lipoma ? It refers to a non-cancerous additional growth of fat cells occurring in the space between the skin and the layer of muscle present just below. Lipoma is a non-malignant development of...
View ArticleDermatofibroma
Dermatofibroma is a non cancerous skin growth that typically occurs on the legs. They are small in size and generally grow up to less than half an inch or 1 cm in diameter. Dermatofibroma is mainly...
View ArticleKeratoacanthoma
Keratoacanthoma is an active type of skin cancer characterized by the occurrence of volcano-shaped lumps, with a tendency to grow rapidly. It is widely accepted by the medical community that...
View ArticleLichen Planus
Lichen planus is an inflammatory disease that occurs over the skin and the various mucous membranes present in different parts of the body. Lichen planus is characterized by the formation of purplish,...
View ArticleTinea Versicolor
Tinea versicolor develops when a certain type of fungus attacks the skin, causing infection. The fungus interferes with the color pigmentation of the skin causing the affected area to become darker or...
View ArticleHanging Moles
Minute growths on your skin are called moles and they are made up of nevus cells. They are very common and large populations of people have them on any part of their body. These growths vary in color;...
View ArticlePopped Blood Vessel
An individual may have popped blood vessels when there is damage to skin that causes the underneath blood veins to rupture. Different things may cause popped blood vessels, for example accidents and...
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