Paronychia is an infection of the proximal and lateral fingernails and toenails folds, including the tissue that borders the root and sides of the nail. This condition can occur spontaneously or following trauma or manipulation. Paronychia is among the most common infections of the hand. Paronychia results from the disruption of the protective barrier between the nail… Continue reading Paronychia; Types, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
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Paronychia; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Paronychia is an infection of the proximal and lateral fingernails and toenails folds, including the tissue that borders the root and sides of the nail. This condition can occur spontaneously or following trauma or manipulation. Paronychia is among the most common infections of the hand. Paronychia results from the disruption of the protective barrier between the nail… Continue reading Paronychia; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Treatment of Skin Diseases, Complication, Prevention
Treatment of Skin Diseases is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses 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.[rx] 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).[rx][rx] While… Continue reading Treatment of Skin Diseases, Complication, Prevention
Gangrene; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Gangrene localized death of animal soft tissue, caused by prolonged interruption of the blood supply that may result from injury or infection. Diseases in which gangrene is prone to occur include arteriosclerosis, diabetes, Raynaud’s disease, thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease), and typhus. It also may occur after severe burns, freezing, or prolonged bed rest (bed sores). Gangrene is an acute, rapidly progressive, and potentially… Continue reading Gangrene; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
What Causes Lipoma Lumps?
What Causes Lipoma Lumps?/Lipoma is defined as soft masses of adipose (fat) cells which are often encapsulated by a thin layer of fibrous tissue? Clinically, they often present in the cephalic part of the body, specifically in the head, neck, shoulders, and backs of patients, although they can less commonly be seen elsewhere, for example,… Continue reading What Causes Lipoma Lumps?
Glans Penis, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Glans Penis/Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis. When the foreskin is also affected, it is termed balanoposthitis.[rx]Balanitis on boys still in diapers must be distinguished from redness caused by ammoniacal dermatitis.[rx] Balanitis is common in uncircumcised men as a result of poorer hygiene and aeration or because of irritation by smegma and in many cases preputial dysfunction is a causal or contributing factor. Balanitis… Continue reading Glans Penis, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Cosmetic Surgery, Types, Procedures, Indications
Cosmetic surgery continues to grow in popularity in the United States, perhaps stimulated by the impressive physical rejuvenations exhibited by media figures and/or the spate of provocative television shows illustrating the “miracle” of drastic surgical self-transformation. Regardless of the reasons, cosmetic procedures are on the rise—up 34 percent from 2005 to 2006.[rx] According to the… Continue reading Cosmetic Surgery, Types, Procedures, Indications
Skin Grafting, Types, Indications, Procedures,
Skin grafting is a closure technique used in dermatology most commonly to close wounds created by the removal of skin cancer. Although currently less favored than flap closures, grafting can produce a good cosmetic result. Skin grafts, in contrast to flaps, are completely removed from their blood supply, whereas flaps remain attached to a blood supply… Continue reading Skin Grafting, Types, Indications, Procedures,
Arthropathic Psoriasis; Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Arthropathic Psoriasis(also arthritis psoriatica, arthropathic psoriasis or psoriatic arthropathy) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that will develop in between 6 and 42% of people who have the chronic skin condition psoriasis. It is long-term inflammatory arthritis that occurs in people affected by the autoimmune disease psoriasis. The classic feature of psoriatic arthritis is swelling of entire fingers and toes with a… Continue reading Arthropathic Psoriasis; Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Hypertrophic Scars; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Hypertrophic scars (HTSs) are defined as visible and elevated scars that do not spread into surrounding tissues and that often regress spontaneously [rx]. These scars are characterized by proliferation of the dermal tissue, with excessive deposition of fibroblast-derived extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and especially collagen, over long periods and by persistent inflammation and fibrosis [rx].… Continue reading Hypertrophic Scars; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment