Skin Diseases- What are there?

Skin Diseases

Acne

Acne is a very common skins disease the symptoms being blackheads or whiteheads and spots. It commonly starts at puberty appearing on back, chest or face. Acne usually calms down by the twenties or late twenties. The cause of acne is due to the amount of testosterone.

Bowen’s Disease

Bowen’s disease is also known as intraepidermal squamous cell carcinoma, and is a growth of cancerous cells that is confined to the outer layer of the skin. Most cases of Bowen’s disease develop as a result of long-term sun exposure. Very occasionally, Bowen’s disease may be seen in the context of previous radiotherapy.

Contact Dermatitis

Dermatitis means an inflammation of the skin. The term ‘contact dermatitis’ is used when this inflammation is caused by contact with something in the environment.

Eczema

Atopic eczema is an inflammatory condition of the skin. Atopic is the term used to describe conditions such as eczema, asthma, seasonal rhinitis and hay fever, which often have a genetic basis.

Herpes Simplex

Herpes simplex is an infection of the skin with the herpes simplex virus. This can be caught from another person after direct skin-to-skin contact, mouth contact, or sexual contact. The first time the virus is caught, it does not always show up on the skin, but can lie dormant within special parts of the sensory nerves .

Impetigo

Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the surface of the skin. In the it is the most common skin infection seen in young children.

Keloids

When a wound heals, it leaves a scar. A keloid is a special type of scar: one that grows too much and can even become larger than the original wound. It is not uncommon for surgical or injury scars to become a little lumpy. There are different types of Keloids

Melanoma

Cutaneous malignant melanoma is a cancer of the pigment cells of the skin.  If it is treated early, the outlook is usually good.  It is not contagious.

Shingles

Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) is a painful blistering rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you have had chickenpox it can live on for a while in a dominant state.

Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a condition in which areas of skin lose their normal pigment and so become white. It is common, and affects about 1% of the world’s population.