Schamberg’s disease also known as purpura pigmentosa progressiva or progressive pigmented purpuric dermatitis is a chronic discoloration of the skin usually affecting the lower limbs. The discoloration is due to the deposition of haemosiderin as a result of blood leaking ...
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Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome
Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by multiple cutaneous and gastrointestinal vascular malformation and less commonly on other internal organs and brain. Till date only just around 200 of the cases have been documented on ...
Biologics For Psoriasis
There have been many discoveries and research in the management of moderate and severe psoriasis for last 2-3 decades. Better understanding about the pathogenesis of psoriasis has led to advance in better treatment options for psoriasis. Traditional systemic treatment for ...
Seborrheic Dermatitis Of The Scalp
Seborrheic Dermatitis, also know as seborrheic eczema is a common problem in general population. It almost affect 5% of the total population. It is harmless,chronic, superficial, inflammatory disease characterized as flake like scaly patches associated with burning or itching. The ...
Dealing With Nipple Eczema
Eczema of the breast may effect the nipple, areolae or the surrounding skin of the breast. It can cause considerable discomfort and pain among the women, especially those nursing mothers during breastfeeding. Treatment approaches are almost similar to other type ...
Long Term Breastfeeding May Increase Risk of Eczema in Children
While evaluating the results of several studies addressing on the effect of breastfeeding and the risk of childhood eczema, the results have been a controversy, but majority of reviews and research done on this topic reports a common conclusion that ...
Face Lift Surgery-Few Things You Must Know
Face Lift Surgery also known as Rhytidectomy is a surgical procedure that repair excess drooping, sagging and aged wrinkled skin of face and neck so you look much younger. This doesn’t mean that you’ll look younger forever then after as ...
Hailey-Hailey Disease
Hailey-Hailey disease also called as familial benign chronic pemphigus is a rare chronic autosomal dominant disorder of skin. The name comes from the Hailey brothers who first described in 1939. It is characterized by recurrent blistering, crusting and erosion in ...
Percutaneous Collagen Induction for Acne Scars
Today, many people wants a fairly rapid solution to treat acne scars. These has brought many different topical scar removal medications and treatment techniques like laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, carbondioxide lasers, deep peelings and many others which are quite effective, but ...
Strawberry Hemangioma
Strawberry Hemangioma also known as Infantile hemangiomas are most common harmless tumors of infancy. They result due to rapidly growing and dividing of endothelial cells during infancy. In most of the cases Strawberry Hemangiomas will clinically resolve by the age of ...