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Pyogenic granuloma is an acquired benign proliferation of capillary blood vessels of the skin and oral cavity.
Aloe vera is used by the general public, traditional healers, and some health professionals for skin disorders.
Diabetic foot ulcer is a skin sore with full thickness skin loss on the foot due to neuropathic and/or vascular...
Symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE) is an adverse drug eruption presenting as a distinctive erythematous rash involving the...
Red ear syndrome (RES) is an uncommon disorder that presents with intermittent attacks of pain and reddening of one or...
Palmoplantar keratoderma Nagasima type is the most common form of diffuse hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma in Asians.
Tinea corporis is a superficial fungal infection of the skin that can affect any part of the body, excluding the...
Onycholysis is a common nail disorder in which the nail plate has separated from the nailbed typically resulting in a...
Leprosy, also called Hansen disease, is a chronic bacterial infection primarily affecting the skin and peripheral nerves usually caused by...
Collagen is the main protein in many structural supportive connective tissues in the body such as skin, bones, ligaments, tendons,...
The 4th of March 2021 is HPV Awareness Day.
A viral wart is a very common benign lesion caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV).
Vaccines have been developed to immunise against sexually acquired human papillomavirus, particularly those that cause cervical and other mucosal squamous...
28th of February 2021 is Rare Disease Day.
Epidermolytic ichthyosis is a rare genetic condition that affects the skin.
Lipoedema is a rare non-genetic condition that affects the skin.
Meningococcal disease is an illness caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection causing fever and a rash. Early symptoms are like the common cold, with...
Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection that causes an acute fever and blistered rash, mainly in children.
Erythema infectiosum is a common childhood infection causing a slapped cheek appearance and a rash.
Pityriasis rosea is a viral rash which lasts about 6–12 weeks. It is characterised by a herald patch followed by...
Impetigo is a common acute superficial bacterial skin infection (pyoderma).
A boil (also called a furuncle) is a deep form of bacterial folliculitis (infection of a hair follicle).
Hand foot and mouth disease (HFM) is a common mild and short-lasting viral infection most often affecting young children.
Papular acrodermatitis of childhood is a characteristic response of the skin to viral infection in which there is a papular...
Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral skin infection of childhood that causes localised clusters of epidermal papules called mollusca.
A viral wart is a very common benign lesion caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV).
Head lice are small, wingless insects that infest the human scalp.
Scabies is a very itchy rash caused by a parasitic mite that burrows in the skin surface.
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