Hyperkeratotic Skin Disorders
Conditions We Treat
Every year, more than 12 million people in the US visit a physician because of a dermatologic condition such as dermatitis. Dermatitis, often referred to as eczema, presents in several types and is caused by a variety of factors including age, genetics, and susceptibility to allergens. Read more
Skin Disorders In Cats
Skin Disorders
There is a good deal of confusion in the lay mind about the skin diseases to which cats are subject, and this is not strange, for there are several of them, some parasitic, some non-parasitic, some contagious, some non-contagious, and often the eruptions look pretty much the same to the inexperienced eye. Read more
Uncommon Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders
Aphthous ulcers are very commonly seen by all family physicians, but remember that if these occur in a patient who is not otherwise healthy and has got ‘systemic symptoms’, or ulcers elsewhere like genital or skin involvement, connective tissue diseases like Behcet’s, SLE or polyarteritis nodosa should be thought of. Read more
How To Get Rid Of Heat Rash
Heat Rash
The initial days of summer, when the heat is not so much and the breeze is still cool, feel extremely good. The days of biting cold are over and you are ready to show off those sexy curves as well as bulging biceps, which were almost non-visible beneath sweaters. However, as the summer temperature begins to rise, we start reminiscing about winters, when there was no sweat and no body odor. Read more
How To Stop Skin Rashes
Skin Disorders
Skin disorders are any disorders or injuries affecting the skin – from what you see on the surface, including hair, to deep beneath the outer layer. Read more
Skin Disorders On Feet
Acne is a skin problem very common in teenagers. It results from natural changes in the body during development, which causes an excess production of sebum. This extra sebum causes pimples, whiteheads, and blackheads. Blackheads are plugged up sebum at the pores of the sebaceous glands. A blackhead will become darkened not by dirt but by exposure to air. Read more
Fungal Infections
Fungal infections are usually of the skin, but sometimes involve other organs too. These infections are due to fungal organisms (simple parasitic life forms including molds, mildew and yeast) called mycoses. Thrush is the most common and least serious fungal infection in HIV+ people. It can affect the mouth, throat, skin, stomach, and vagina. In a person with a weakened immune system, thrush can cause more serious problems. Read more
Shingles - Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Shingles is another name for a condition called “herpes zoster” and is an infection that results from the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox (the varicella virus). It causes a painful rash. After you have chickenpox (usually as a child), the virus that causes it stays in your body in certain nerve cells. Most of the time your immune system keeps the virus in these cells. Read more
Cold Sores - Causes, Symptoms, Preventions, Treatment
The scenario is all too familiar: You feel a tingling on your lip and a small, hard spot that you can’t yet see. Sure enough, in a day or two, red blisters appear on your lip. It’s another cold sore, probably happening at a bad time, and there’s no way to hide it or make it go away quickly. Cold sores — also called fever blisters — are quite different from canker sores, a condition people sometimes associate with cold sores. Read more
AntiAging Skin Care
Many of the external causes of aging skin are determined by the health and lifestyle decisions you make every day. Making unhealthy choices can cause prematurely aging skin, and this makes you look older, faster. An important part of any anti-aging skin care program is to know what you may be doing that is harming your skin and speeding up your skin’s aging process. Read more
