The skin protects the body from catching any infections, a few points to avoid this are:…
This is a followup dermatology clinic visit. See Dr. Tara Stewart's dermatology consult from 05/13/2016. The patient has posterior hip herpetic neuralgia over his right neck continues to be troublesome for him. He says his other issues that were discussed in May are much improved. These consisted of apparently some scales and scaly macules and patches over his chest, arms, shoulders, neck, and ears that had some crusting. This he says is all improved and doing well. He is currently followed in the Pain Clinic for his post herpetic neuralgia. His cutaneous issues improved about one month after the dermatology clinic visit in 05/2016. He is now concerned about residual pain in his right scalp and neck and one itchy site on his right thigh that comes…
Epidermolysis Bullosa - is a group of inherited disorders in which skin blisters develop in response to minor injury. This condition is an inherited connective tissue disease causing blisters in the skin and mucosal membranes, with an incidence of 1/50,000. Its severity ranges from mild to lethal. It is caused by a mutation in the keratin or collagen gene. People with this condition have an increased risk of cancers of the skin, and many will eventually be diagnosed with it as a complication of the chronic damage done to the skin. (www.wikipedia.com)…
Cystic, or nodulocystic, skin break out is an extreme kind of acne in which the pores in the skin wind up noticeably blocked, prompting irritation and bacteria. The skin condition essentially influences the face, frequently influences the upper arms and upper trunks. These breakouts can influence both males and females between the age group of 8 to 50.…
There is nothing worse than being scared to go out in public than going out in public with Rosacea. People…
You have different community partners and health care providers that work with people to discuss the pros and cons of the infectious diseases. We all should work together to prevent the spreading of any kind of germ. This can be something as simple as washing your hands more frequently throughout the day. You would also use vaccines and medicines to prevent and treat infectious diseases.…
I have spoken with Ms. Tocco several times this reporting period. She continues to have issues with her severe eczema that covers her body. She said she has been examined by a Beaumont Dermatologist. She reports they are going to put her on a medication that is infused. She had to have approval by her personal insurance and once denied she had to apply for donated medications. S he has been told that until her skin issues have been resolved there is no new treatment that can be tried. She reports she was told this is an auto immune problem made worse by stress and the treating doctors don’t want to try any new medications until this is resolved. At this point, her appointments have been put on hold. She continues to go to physical therapy…
Symptoms of eczema include rough spots on skin, rashes, itching, dryness, redness and dark. Frequently hideous scars, which take lots of time to evaporate are left behind by eczema.…
The body has a lot of defences to ensure that bacteria do not enter our body. The skin is the first barrier to stop foreign cells from getting into the body. The skin is made up of lots of skin cells stuck together . The skin doesn’t just stop bacteria from getting in and it is also to keep everything inside from getting out.…
Every disease or illness starts from microorganisms that are infectious to the body. It was once discovered that contagious diseases can easily be spread from person to person; whether that be transmitted by any bodily fluids, skin contact, or via airborne. That being said, it was very easily to get infected and treatment during this time wasn’t a priority. Like the authors Frances M. Malpezzi and William M. Clements of, Italian-…
The best prevention for this disease is being vaccinated. Due to the political reasons many parents have opted out of vaccinating their children which has caused an increase in diseases that can be prevented. “According to the state health department, about 9,500 New Jersey school children skipped receiving vaccines for the 2015-16 school year. Under state law, children are permitted to opt out of receiving vaccinations for religious reasons” (Zaremba). By parents choosing not to vaccinate their children they are risking their child’s health as well as other children’s health. This choice to not vaccinate also makes diseases once thought to be cured comeback as outbreaks.…
Cancer. This is such a small word, but a very large and devastating disease. Everyone knows someone whose life has been affected by cancer one way or another. According to the American Cancer Society, every year more than one million people are diagnosed with cancer. Skin Cancer is one of the most common types of cancers. Breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancer combined are still less than all the cases of skin cancer that are diagnosed in a year. Nearly half of all Americans who live to age sixty-five are expected to acquire skin cancer at least one time in their life, according to Medicinenet.com. The three types of skin cancer are Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Malignant Melanoma.…
Food allergy is not to be confused with food intolerance. While an intolerance can leave someone feeling discomfort, an allergy can be detrimental to someone's health from even inhaling a food (“National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases”). There are many types of allergies, all around the world. According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC), over 50 million Americans alone, have some type of allergy. Specifically 15 million of those Americans, are diagnosed with a food allergy. The most common allergies are peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy, fish, and shellfish. What these specific foods do the body can range between a small itch to life threatening reactions and what causes these reactions, has a much deeper chemistry…
The specific number of people affected by atopic dermatitis is not known because many people may report symptoms but never get officially diagnosed with the disorder. It is thought that the percentage of infants and young children affected are in the twenties to thirties and more than half of these infants and children continue to have symptoms until adulthood. But the prevalence of having continuing symptoms after childhood are very low. Research in the U.S. indicates that doctor visits resulting in new cases of atopic dermatitis have increased significantly in the years 1997 to 2004 and numbers of new cases continues to grow. Atopic dermatitis cases are also increasing around the world. More of a percentage of infants and adults are diagnosed with atopic dermatitis in other countries than in the United States at this time. It is thought that the number of people affected by this uncomfortable disorder has doubled and maybe even tripled in the past three decades. Although this disorder can be very painful and uncomfortable, death as a result of this disorder is very uncommon. An interesting fact about this disorder is that in the…
but since it is not present in all cases of eczema, they believe that there is…