A cutaneous condition is any medical condition that affects the human integumentary system — the organ system that comprises the entire surface of the body and includes skin , hair , nails , and related muscle and glands . The major function of this system is as a barrier against the external environment. Conditions of the human integumentary system constitute a broad spectrum of diseases, also known as dermatoses , as well as many nonpathologic states (like, in certain circumstances, melanonychia and racquet nails ). Classification of these conditions often presents many nosological challenges, since underlying etiologies and pathogenetics are often not known. Therefore, most current textbooks present a classification based on location (for example, conditions of the mucous membrane ), morphology ( chronic blistering conditions ), etiology ( skin conditions resulting from physical factors ), and so on. Clinically, the diagnosis of any particular skin condition is made by gathering pertinent information regarding the presenting skin lesion (s), including the location (such as arms, head, legs), symptoms ( pruritus , pain), duration (acute or chronic), arrangement (solitary, generalized, annular, linear), morphology ( macules , papules , vesicles ), and color (red, blue, brown, black, white, yellow). The diagnosis of many conditions often also requires a skin biopsy which yields histologic information that can be correlated with the clinical presentation and any laboratory data.
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hi,i have been suffering with an itchy back passage.it also leaves a white residue and smells rather unpleasant,please advise me what i need to do.thanks very much.i have been suffering with this condition for about 2
We had a b-day party at our home in Seattle WA Sat afternoon with 13 children under the age of 5 and 20 adults. We were outside the entire time. And no one was ill that we knew of. Now 6 adults and 2 children have bug bite like welts on their...
My mother is facing pemphigus vulgari Oral infection, she is taking pulse theraphy and it is for 18 months and she took only one sitting recently and this theraphy is for 3 days every month for 18 Months, is it ok if...
I have got black spot at back side of left foot due to itching. Itching once started, it cannot be avoid at-least more than 20 minutes. It started with small black spot and now it is covered large portion of back...
my mother has crescent shaped skin lesions on her arms upper back and upper chest area. they don't hurt but they do itch. As they get older they spread to 5 or 6 inches wide and close in the open part of the...
we have been told my little boy has lesions in his back passage what are they as we hav no idea what lesgions r?
I am 29 yr old whit e female just graduated from college with my masters, very stressful time and planning a wedding in sept. I just broke out in pustules with some swelling on my hands. The soles of my feet have this...
odd skin conditionI have recently discovered a series of perfectly circled patches of dry skin. It started as a few small spots under my right breast and soon spread up into my cleavage. And now there are 4 visible spots in the bend of my...
can silver nitrate help with psoriasis? will using silver nitrate cause problems with psoriasis? What can help control psoriasis? all my current meds not longer working
I have had severe mental anguish over a skin condition for over 10yrs. It is supremely embarrassing. On my skin i get pin pricks some so violent my leg will involuntary kick in the air. It feels like i am being...
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My 17 y.o. son has an raised round shaped oozing wound on his scalp . It is pretty large, about 15mm in diameter. He has had for at least 4 days now. He has had no trauma, however. He thought it was a pimple and squeezed it. It appears he is getting another much smaller one about 5 inches from the other. This one however is only about 5mm in...
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I have 3 red bumps on my left side on my ribcage. They are recurring in the same spot every few weeks! Painful but not itchy until they are healing . Lasts a few days only, completely gone within a week. Nobody else in my family has any bumps or welts at all. The first occurrence I assumed was a bug bite . The recurring welts are in the exact...
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i want detail about how to make the good body condition...
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My 3 yr old granddaughter has a skin condition and I forgot what they said it was. She has spots they look a light brown color, it she gets hot or in the sun to long they bubble up red. They told me she would outgrown it by the time she is a teenager. Did you know the name for this?
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I am 83 yrs old and have a severe skin rash . I was asked to apply certain creams and it helped for a while. The dermatologist who examined me feels that it is an allergy. Recently I have also started developing warts on my hands which are elevated, reddish & itchy. The rash is everywhere including my scalp. Food allergy panel only shows allergy...
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Hi recently i have noticed small rashes on my upper legs that have not gone away they are not itchy but i dont feel bad or ill either so thought nothing of it, i went on the sun bed the other day once in nearly a year and then noticed the same rash but a bigger one at the top of my leg again its starting to dissapear now but now i have some more...
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Hello sir I am suffering from Lichen plasus pigmentosus.My mom is also suffering from the same disease . I want to known that is it because of heredity that I am suffering the same??? Also my dermatologist has told me to avoid sunlight. Sunlight is the cause of this disease???
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Hi am preethi from India my colour complexion dark brown i started using betnovate plain past 8years initially it was glowing it made very fairness to my face & later i found lot pimples redness spots full of my faces it reduces as well it increases & now its very much my face kindly suggest me to come out it if somebody helps me i will be very...
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History: I m a 27 year old caucasian male and have had this skin condition for approximately 3-4 years. I have always lived in Idaho, southern until about 3 years ago, North Idaho from there. I take a multivitamin 2-3 times a week and exercise regularly. Periodically I have had temporary red/flaky patches on my hands and feet which were resolved...
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my 5 yr old daughter has a quarter size round rash on her left arm , it has a subtle raised center with a dimple of a pustule in center...and small pustule on her wrist , that is how the bigger one started, wondering what it could be,,,she now has been complaining of lower abd pain, she vomited earlier, but no fever , seems kind of out of it....
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