According to a new study by the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University, people who often eat fruit are more likely to report better mental health and less likely to talk about symptoms of depression than those who do not. The researchers’ findings show that how often we eat fruits is more…
Xanthomatosis is a metabolic disease in which deposits of lipids, mainly cholesterol and cholestanol (xanthomas), form on the surface of the skin and in some other tissues. Symptoms of this condition are yellowish painless plaques and growths on the skin of the face, lower eyelids (xanthelasm), limbs and trunk without signs of inflammation. Diagnosis of…
Xanthelasma (flat xanthoma of the eyelids) is a flat benign formation of yellowish color in the form of a slightly towering plaque. It is located more often on the upper eyelid at the inner corner of the eye. Xanthelasma can be single, multiple, or be one of the manifestations of xanthomatosis of the skin, in…
Large plaque parapsoriasis is a type of Broca’s disease characterized by a large-focal skin lesion with a high risk of developing T-cell lymphoma. A symptom of this dermatological disease is the appearance on the skin of spots with a diameter of up to 10-30 centimeters of irregular shape with a predominant localization on the hips…
Lichen planus (lichen ruber planus) is a chronically occurring dermatosis, the characteristic and only element of which is the papule. The disease can be with lesions of the skin, mucous membranes and nails. The variety of appearance of papules, their localization and grouping causes a large number of clinical forms of lichen planus. For diagnosis…
Urticaria is an allergic disease that manifests itself by the formation of blisters on the surface of the skin and on the mucous membranes. Urticaria rash itches, rises above the surface of the skin, sometimes painful. The diagnosis is established on the basis of typical manifestations of the disease and anamnestic data, skin allergological tests.…
Molluscum contagiosum is a parasitic lesion of the skin and mucous membranes with a specific virus. It is manifested by painless nodular rashes with an umbilical depression in the center, from which, when pressed, the curd content is released. When this secret gets on the skin or mucous membranes, self-infection occurs and the disease is…
Comedonal acne are small skin cysts formed due to the accumulation or blockage of the mouths of hair follicles with sebum and exfoliated cells. Disease may look like whitish nodules (whiteheads, closed) or black dots (blackheads, open). They occur more often on oily and porous skin. Diagnosis and elimination of the causes of the formation…
Erythema annulare centrifugum is a skin lesion of various etiologies, manifested by erythematous rashes of various (most often ring-shaped) shapes on the skin of the trunk, lower and upper extremities. Characterized by a long course, it is difficult to treat. Diagnosis is based on the study of anamnesis, examination data and the results of various…
Granuloma annulare is a chronic benign skin lesion that has an unexplained etiopathogenesis. The disease is manifested by ring-shaped rashes on the skin, which consist of dense purple or brick-red nodules, can occur in a localized, generalized or atypical form. To diagnose the condition, a thorough clinical examination, histological examination of biopsies of the affected areas,…
