Prickly heat is a skin rash caused by trapped sweat under the skin. Sweat can become trapped when the narrow ducts through which sweat travels…
Category: Skin Causes
What Are Xerosis? Xerosis is a common dry skin problem. Dry skin is a very common problem with symptoms ranging from mild to severe. The…
Skin wrinkles are grooves in the skin. Wrinkles can be on the surface of the skin or can be quite deep. Wrinkles are the thin,…
What is Vulvodynia? Vulvodynia means painful vulva. The vulva is the external female genitals, including the clitoris and labia. It includes the mound of tissues…
Vitiligo is a comman skin condition resulting from loss of pigment which produces white patches. Any part of the body may be affected. Usually both…
Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by Variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family. It was one of the world’s most feared diseases.…
What is Skin Cancer? Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don’t function right, divide very fast, and produce too much tissue that…
What Is Shingles? Shingles, commonly known as the herpes zoster virus is a late manifestation of the chicken pox virus known as varicella zoster. Although…
Pyogenic granuloma is a relatively common skin growth. It is usually a small red, oozing and bleeding bump that looks like raw hamburger meat. It…
What are Paronychia ? A paronychia is an infection which develops next to the fingernail. It may arise anywhere around the “U” shaped line where…