Human Skin: Layers, Functions, Conditions, Diseases: Publications and Documents
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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.Searching the Database
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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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Fitzpatrick Scale Skin Type Test and Results Take the Fitzpatrick Scale skin type test to identify your skin type from I to VI and learn your UV sun damage risk and best sun protection methods. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Dry, Cracked and Scaly Winter Skin Conditions Information regarding dry skin including prevention, treatment options and types of moisturizers. | ||
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. | ||
| Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Acne Inversa) Causes, Symptoms, Treatments Information regarding Hidradenitis suppurativa, a form of chronic skin condition featuring lumps underneath the skin. | ||
| 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. | ✓ | |
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Bedbugs: Information and Eradication Awareness Information and facts on bedbugs, small parasites that feeds on blood by piercing skin with an elongated beak. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Skin Blanching Explained: Why Skin Turns White When Pressed Learn why skin turns white when pressed, what blanching reveals about circulation, and when slow capillary refill signals a health concern. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. | ||
| New Hope for Adult Shingles Treatment The novel and effective anti-shingles agent called L-BHDA may help treat painful shingles. | ||
| Athletes Prone to Skin Conditions Dermatologists caution athletes to seek early diagnosis and treatment to prevent spread of infections. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Understanding Age Spots: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention Guide on age spots (sun spots): causes, identification, treatment options, and prevention strategies for maintaining healthy skin. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Sagging Skin, Wrinkles and Skin Aging Guide to skin aging processes, including epidermal thinning, reduced elasticity, decreased oil production, and prevention strategies. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Pre-cancers and Actinic Keratosis Actinic Keratosis may also be referred to as solar keratosis and is a crusty or scaly lesion or growth. | ||
| Lower Occurrence of Atopic Dermatitis in Children Lower occurrence of atopic dermatitis in children thanks to farm animals and cats. | ||
| Poison Oak - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention People whose skin comes in contact with poison oak leaves or stems can experience an allergic reaction. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Impetigo Skin Infection - Facts and Information Impetigo is one of the more common forms of skin infections experienced by children. | ||
| 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. | ✓ | |
| Cellulitis: Information, Causes, Treatment General information regarding Cellulitis, a common infection of the skin and the soft tissues underneath the skin. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Hives - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Hives are commonly an allergic reaction to either a medication or food. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. | ||
| Anal Warts Prevention and Treatment Methods Venereal or anal warts are sexually transmitted diseases that infect the genital and anal areas. | ||
| Scar Removal Methods and Treatments Examines different types of scars and the best scar removal treatment method for each. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Systemic Sclerosis - Scleroderma - Stiff Skin Syndrome Scleroderma or stiff skin syndrome leads to hardening of the skin and debilitating often life threatening problems. | ||
| Skin Aging and Wrinkles Factor Skin aging and wrinkled skin spots of extra pigment and dilated blood vessels on the face. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Having Shingles Raises the Risk of Having a Stroke Adults with shingles 30 percent more likely to have a stroke than adults without shingles. | ||
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Understanding Dry Skin: Causes, Prevention, and Treatments Explore the causes of dry skin and discover effective prevention and treatment strategies to maintain healthy skin. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Hyperhidrosis: Excessive Sweating Problems Explains the excessive sweating condition known as Hyperhidrosis. Includes helpful hints and tips to prevent excessive sweating. | ||
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Immune Cells in Skin Fight off Infection Local action of immune cells in the skin could improve treatment of viral skin infections. | ||
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 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. |
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