Leukoderma is a polyethological dermatological condition characterized by a violation of the formation and accumulation or accelerated destruction of pigment in certain areas of the body. It is manifested by the presence of discolored areas of the skin. The size, number and localization of the sites depend on the causes of the disorder. The diagnosis…
Leukemia skin are a common name for focal and diffuse lesions of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, mucous membranes of the genitals and oral cavity that occur in places of malignant proliferation of cells of hematopoietic organs and reticular tissue. They are extra-osseous foci of hematopoiesis that develop in the dermis during the transition of leukemia to…
Labial herpes is a viral infection that manifests itself by rashes on the skin and the red border of the lips. The disease is caused by herpes viruses of the 1st and 2nd types. The manifestation of the disease occurs against the background of decreased immunity, hypothermia, injury and other stressful factors. Labial herpes is…
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…
