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Hay Fever Rash

Skin Disorders

Do you suffer from a runny nose quite often or do you sneeze a lot? Do you feel itchiness in your eyes or mouth? If yes, then you may be suffering from allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever. This is a very commonly occurring [Read More]

Exfoliative Keratolysis

Skin Disorders

Exfoliative keratolysis is a skin disorder which affects epidermis, the topmost skin layer. The most common symptom of this skin infection is regular peeling of the skin, especially sole skin and palm skin. Therefore it is also called as “focal palmar peeling.” Other names given [Read More]

PUPPS Rash

Pregnancy, Women's Health

PUPP rash or Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy are hives like rashes that affects women in pregnancy. Even though its symptoms and conditions are extremely uncomfortable there is hardly any risk for the expecting mother and the baby. The rash usually starts with the [Read More]

Exfoliative Cheilitis

Skin Disorders

Exfoliativecheilitis is a persistent skin disorder marked by increasing dry and inflamed lips. Patients may suffer from long term peeling of the lips’ skin, flaking, and dryness. Prolonged skin peeling of the lips ultimately results in exposure of raw skin which may then result in [Read More]

Precancerous Moles

Uncategorized

Precancerous moles or lesions refer to skin abnormalities marked by some change in certain parts of the skin that may be at risk to developing into skin cancer. They can be said to be anomalies associated with the initial phase of cancer. All precancerous moles [Read More]

Lichen Nitidus

Skin Disorders

Lichen Nitidus is a skin condition, which is characterized by small pin-sized shiny papules or bumps that cover the surface of skin. These papules appear in clusters or groups. It is not known what causes lichen nitidus. The condition is mainly seen in areas such [Read More]

Fordyce Spots on Lips

Skin Disorders

Fordyce spots where first described in medical journal by John Addison Fordyce, an American dermatologist. Fordyce spots is a condition that manifests in form of small, pale to yellow colored granules that look like bumps. They appear on lips and other areas of the mouth. [Read More]

Indian Fire Rash

Skin Disorders

Indian fire rash is an extremely contagious skin infection, which mainly affects infants and children though it may attack adults. It is possible that you might have heard or encountered it because it is given other names such as impetigo or infantigo. The infection makes [Read More]

Horsefly Bite

Skin Disorders

Also known as deer flies, forest flies, and March flies, horseflies are big flies that are categorized under the Tabanidae insect family, of the order Diptera. The biggest species from the true flies family, a horsefly looks similar to a housefly, but is darker and [Read More]

Sun Poisoning

Skin Disorders

Sun poisoning happens when the sunburn gets too extreme due to the UV radiation burning the skin. It usually gets unchecked as the symptoms are more like sunburn which is a common phenomenon. As it gets unnoticed it later causes a lot of other problems [Read More]