Human Skin Conditions and Diseases | Publications
Summary: Disabled World provides a wide array of publications concerning human skin conditions and diseases, presenting information useful to the general public, seniors, and those with disabilities. These resources include informative articles, research papers, studies, and analyses on topics such as skin diseases, the Fitzpatrick scale for skin types, leucoderma (vitiligo), shingles, contact dermatitis, scleroderma awareness, and the effects of pollution on facial skin. Many of the publications are peer-reviewed offering insights into symptoms, causes, treatments, and prevention methods that can be particularly helpful for those managing skin-related health issues.
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
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| List of Human Skin Diseases and Conditions Comprehensive list of human skin conditions and diseases of the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue that make up the skin. | ✓ ✓ | 8 Apr 2020 1 Dec 2025 |
| Fitzpatrick Scale Skin Type Test and Results Fitzpatrick skin type classification table denoting the six different skin types, colors, and reaction to UV sun exposure, includes self test to define your own skin classification. | ✓ ✓ | 17 Jan 2020 8 Mar 2025 |
| Leucoderma: White Spots or Patches on Skin This article explains leucoderma (vitiligo), its symptoms, causes, treatments, and home remedies, with tips for managing white skin patches and related conditions. | ✓ ✓ | 13 Dec 2017 15 May 2025 |
| Why Do Patients with Shingles Feel Pain? One symptom of shingles is neuralgia, constant intense pain affecting mainly the nerves of the chest but also the neck, the trigeminal nerve in the face, and the lower back. | 25 Aug 2017 29 Mar 2020 | |
| Red Skin Rash: Causes and Treatment of Contact Dermatitis A red skin rash can often be caused by an allergic reaction, skin irritation or contact dermatitis. | 27 Jan 2017 19 Sep 2023 | |
| June is Scleroderma Awareness Month The campaign theme touches on the difficulty of the word and the gravity of scleroderma, a rare disease with no known cause or cure. | 2 Jun 2016 | |
| Air Pollution Linked to Facial Dark Spots in Aging Women Study links traffic-related air pollution to increased facial dark spots in older women, emphasizing environmental impacts on skin aging. | ✓ ✓ | 8 Feb 2016 2 Apr 2025 |
| Dry, Cracked and Scaly Winter Skin Conditions Information regarding dry skin including prevention, treatment options and types of moisturizers. | 13 Nov 2015 16 Sep 2023 | |
| Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Signs, Causes & Treatment Stevens-Johnson syndrome: rare skin disorder triggered by medications or infections. Learn symptoms, causes, treatment & when to seek emergency care. | ✓ ✓ | 6 Oct 2015 2 Jul 2025 |
| Xeroderma Pigmentosum: Diagnoses, Cause, Risk, Screening Information regarding Xeroderma pigmentosum, a condition characterized by extreme sensitivity to the sun, leading to a high risk of skin cancer. | 19 Aug 2015 1 Feb 2023 | |
| Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Acne Inversa) Causes, Symptoms, Treatments Information regarding Hidradenitis suppurativa, a form of chronic skin condition featuring lumps underneath the skin. | 8 Jul 2015 16 Sep 2020 | |
| Chilblains: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention Information regarding causes and prevention of chilblains, the painful inflammation of small blood vessels in a person's skin, including treatment methods. | ✓ | 11 Mar 2015 11 Feb 2025 |
| How to Treat Sweaty Smelly Feet and Foot Odor (Bromodosis) Helpful article provides numerous hints and tips to eliminate foot odor or smelly feet known as Bromodosis. | 25 Mar 2014 12 Apr 2024 | |
| Necrotizing Fasciitis: Information, Symptoms, Treatment Necrotizing fasciitis usually appears as an area of localized redness, swelling, warmth and pain often resembling a superficial skin infection. | 21 May 2013 22 Sep 2021 | |
| Bedbugs: Information and Eradication Awareness Information and facts on bedbugs, small parasites that feeds on blood by piercing skin with an elongated beak. | 14 Nov 2012 20 Nov 2020 | |
| Epidermolysis Bullosa: Severe Pain and Laminin-332 For patients suffering from epidermolysis bullosa (EB) a hereditary skin disease even a gentle touch can be extremely painful. | 8 Jul 2011 17 Feb 2022 | |
| Why Skin Turns White When Pressed Skin blanching occurs when pressure forces blood from capillaries, turning skin white temporarily. Delayed return may signal poor circulation or health issues. | ✓ ✓ | 22 Jun 2011 8 May 2026 |
| Facial Wrinkle Severity May Predict Bone Density in Early Menopause Study shows the worse a womans skin wrinkles are during the first few years of menopause the lower her bone density is. | 5 Jun 2011 | |
| New Hope for Adult Shingles Treatment The novel and effective anti-shingles agent called L-BHDA may help treat painful shingles. | 22 Apr 2011 25 Aug 2017 | |
| Athletes Prone to Skin Conditions Dermatologists caution athletes to seek early diagnosis and treatment to prevent spread of infections. | 4 Feb 2011 11 Oct 2018 | |
| Plantar Fibroma and Fibromatosis Plantar fibroma also called plantar fibromatosis is a hardened condensed and non-cancerous mass of fibrous tissue that occurs at the bottom of a persons foot. | 10 Dec 2010 3 Oct 2018 | |
| Understanding Age Spots: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention Guide on age spots (sun spots): causes, identification, treatment options, and prevention strategies for maintaining healthy skin. | ✓ ✓ | 8 Dec 2010 2 Apr 2025 |
| Sagging Skin, Wrinkles and Skin Aging Guide to skin aging processes, including epidermal thinning, reduced elasticity, decreased oil production, and prevention strategies. | ✓ ✓ | 7 Dec 2010 13 Dec 2025 |
| Pre-cancers and Actinic Keratosis Actinic Keratosis may also be referred to as solar keratosis and is a crusty or scaly lesion or growth. | 3 Dec 2010 10 Apr 2020 | |
| Lower Occurrence of Atopic Dermatitis in Children Lower occurrence of atopic dermatitis in children thanks to farm animals and cats. | 2 Dec 2010 13 Jun 2016 | |
| Poison Oak - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention People whose skin comes in contact with poison oak leaves or stems can experience an allergic reaction. | 14 Nov 2010 | |
| Melasma or Mask of Pregnancy Melasma also known as the Mask of Pregnancy causes dark and splotchy spots or patches to appear on a persons face. | 12 Nov 2010 | |
| Impetigo Skin Infection - Facts and Information Impetigo is one of the more common forms of skin infections experienced by children. | 11 Nov 2010 | |
| Bateman's Purpura: Purple Blotches, Bruising of Hands and Forearms The painless bruising often looks like flat blotches that begin with a red coloration, turn purple, darken, then eventually fade often leaving white scars. | ✓ | 10 Nov 2010 29 Oct 2024 |
| Cellulitis: Information, Causes, Treatment General information regarding Cellulitis, a common infection of the skin and the soft tissues underneath the skin. | 24 Oct 2010 30 Dec 2023 | |
| Moles, Dysplastic Nevi, Melanoma Moles are usually tan brown or pink in color and may be either raised or flat approximately one in every ten people has at least one unusual form of mole. | 14 Oct 2010 21 Apr 2020 | |
| Hives - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Hives are commonly an allergic reaction to either a medication or food. | 13 Oct 2010 | |
| Prickly Heat (Heat Rash) - Facts and Information A heat rash is a form of skin irritation caused by excessive sweating during hot and humid weather. | 12 Oct 2010 | |
| Grover's Disease: Features, Diagnosis, Treatment Grover's disease is a form of skin disease that can affect people of any age, although it tends to affect women and younger people, and older and middle-aged persons, more often than others. | 7 Oct 2010 1 Jul 2024 | |
| Cysts: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment A cyst is a closed and sac like structure that contains gas, fluid, or semi-solid material and is not a regular part of the tissue where it is located. | ✓ ✓ | 7 Oct 2010 8 Mar 2025 |
| Barnacles of Aging (Seborrheic Keratoses) Facts and Treatment Barnacles of aging develop from spreading of epidermialen cells the skin spots start as a light brown color becoming darker and more wart like in appearance. | 29 Sep 2010 11 Aug 2021 | |
| Anal Warts Prevention and Treatment Methods Venereal or anal warts are sexually transmitted diseases that infect the genital and anal areas. | 27 Sep 2010 7 Mar 2019 | |
| Scar Removal Methods and Treatments Examines different types of scars and the best scar removal treatment method for each. | 13 Jun 2010 12 Aug 2021 | |
| UV Nail Lamps Safe for Skin, According to CND Energy from a UV lamp during a nail service roughly equivalent to UV exposure experienced during full day of exposure in indoor fluorescent lighting. | 3 Jun 2010 | |
| Systemic Sclerosis - Scleroderma - Stiff Skin Syndrome Scleroderma or stiff skin syndrome leads to hardening of the skin and debilitating often life threatening problems. | 20 Mar 2010 25 Jan 2018 | |
| Skin Aging and Wrinkles Factor Skin aging and wrinkled skin spots of extra pigment and dilated blood vessels on the face. | 21 Dec 2009 9 Jun 2011 | |
| Clark's Nevus: Facts and Information Clark's Nevus, also referred to as, dysplastic nevi, are moles that are considered to be pre-cancerous, or present a greater potential to turn into melanoma. | 22 Nov 2009 21 Apr 2020 | |
| Darier Disease - Facts and Information Darier disease is a form of skin condition that is characterized by wart-like blemishes that appear on the affected persons body. | 16 Nov 2009 | |
| Keloids - Facts and Information Keloids can differ in their size location as well as their shape, and are common on hands forearms or ear lobes. | 15 Nov 2009 | |
| Having Shingles Raises the Risk of Having a Stroke Adults with shingles 30 percent more likely to have a stroke than adults without shingles. | 9 Oct 2009 11 Oct 2018 | |
| LED Light and Green Tea Gets Rid of Facial Wrinkles Non-invasive technique to smooth wrinkles combines high-intensity light from light-emitting diodes and a lotion made of green tea extract. | ✓ ✓ | 9 Sep 2009 22 Feb 2025 |
| Understanding Dry Skin: Causes, Prevention, and Treatments Explore the causes of dry skin and discover effective prevention and treatment strategies to maintain healthy skin. | ✓ ✓ | 6 Aug 2009 20 Mar 2025 |
| Hyperhidrosis: Excessive Sweating Problems Explains the excessive sweating condition known as Hyperhidrosis. Includes helpful hints and tips to prevent excessive sweating. | 3 Jul 2009 17 Mar 2017 | |
| Survey Shows Psoriasis Severely Impacts Quality of Life SKIN survey reveals psoriasis's profound impact on quality of life, highlighting under-diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis and gender disparities in disease burden. | ✓ ✓ | 16 Jun 2009 16 May 2025 |
| Researchers Discover why Eczema Often Leads to Asthma The progression from eczema or atopic dermatitis to breathing problems such as asthma is called the atopic march. | 19 May 2009 | |
| Athlete's Foot : Causes Symptoms and Treatment Athlete's foot is caused by a fungus which grows on top of or in a layer of skin in a person's foot. Athlete's foot fungi grow best in warm and wet places like the area between your toes. | 14 Apr 2009 21 Apr 2020 | |
| Immune Cells in Skin Fight off Infection Local action of immune cells in the skin could improve treatment of viral skin infections. | 7 Apr 2009 16 Mar 2018 | |
| Shingles Guide: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention Tips Comprehensive guide to shingles symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Learn about this painful viral infection affecting older adults and immune-compromised. | ✓ ✓ | 30 Mar 2009 28 Aug 2025 |
| Fragrance Ingredients in Shampoos and Conditioners Can Cause Eczema Many people are allergic to Linalool a common fragrance ingredient in shampoos conditioners and soap that can cause eczema. | 27 Mar 2009 26 May 2011 | |
| Skin Disease Types Among Military Personnel Eczemateous, atopic dermatitis and other skin conditions are among the most common reasons that deployed military personnel seek dermatologic care. | ✓ ✓ | 16 Feb 2009 8 Mar 2025 |
| Sarcoidosis Disease Information Information on Sarcoidosis an inflammation which produces small lumps of cells in different organs in the human body referred to as Granulomas. | 22 Jan 2009 23 Jan 2014 | |
| Restoring Aging and Sun Damaged Skin with Obagi Nu-Derm Products Explore effective strategies and products to combat premature skin aging and restore skin vitality. | ✓ ✓ | 9 Jan 2009 2 Apr 2025 |
| Common Skin Conditions and Problems Our skin is the largest and probably the most abused organ on the body and can reflect our general health skin needs to be protected and nourished. | 9 Jan 2009 7 Jun 2020 |
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