Stretch marks are purple-red streaky scars that appear in overstretched skin. Around half of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks (striae gravidarum), usually in…
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Rosacea is a chronic skin disease that causes redness and swelling, primarily on the face. Other areas that can be affected are the scalp, neck,…
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…
What is Scabies? Scabies is a common skin infection that causes small itchy bumps and blisters due to tiny mites that burrow into the top…
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 is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a chronic and reoccurring skin disease that produces red, scaly, well defined patches affecting any part of the skin on…
What are Paronychia ? A paronychia is an infection which develops next to the fingernail. It may arise anywhere around the “U” shaped line where…
What is Mole? Mole as any dark spot or irregularity in the skin and medical name is a melanocytic nevus. A mole is darker in…