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Fingertip dermatitis
Fingertip dermatitis is a type of hand dermatitis in which eczematous changes affect the fingertip extending from the palmar aspect...
Pellagra
Pellagra is a systemic disease caused by vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency.
Tinea cruris
Tinea cruris, also known as ‘jock itch’, is a specific form of tinea due to a dermatophyte fungus affecting the...
Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis is a common acquired form of leukoderma that presents as small flat pale or white spots on...
Spa pool folliculitis
Spa pool folliculitis, also called hot tub folliculitis or pseudomonas folliculitis, is a Gram-negative bacterial infection of hair follicles acquired...
Allergy to cobalt
Cobalt is one of the most common metals to cause contact allergy via a delayed hypersensitivity reaction.
Mycosis fungoides
Mycosis fungoides is the commonest type of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterised clinically by progression...
Skin reactions to face masks
Face masks and respirators are examples of personal protective equipment (PPE) worn over the mouth and nose to protect the...
Dermographism
Dermographism is an exaggerated weal and flare response that occurs within minutes of the skin being stroked or scratched.
Urticaria - an overview
Urticaria is characterised by very itchy weals (hives), with or without surrounding erythematous flares.
World Health Days 2021
World Hepatitis Day
28th July 2021 is World Hepatitis Day.
Necrolytic acral erythema
Necrolytic acral erythema is a clinically distinct entity affecting the skin of the toes and tops of feet, seen predominantly...
Skin signs of viral hepatitis
Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver due to infection with viruses from the hepatotrophic family: hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis...
World Scleroderma Month
June 2021 is World Scleroderma Month.
Eosinophilic fasciitis
Eosinophilic fasciitis, also called Shulman syndrome, is a rare variant of scleroderma or deep form of morphoea involving the subcutis...
Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini is a rare form of dermal atrophy characterised by asymptomatic slightly depressed areas with a...
Morphoea en coup de sabre
Morphoea en coup de sabre is a variant of linear morphoea (a localised form of scleroderma) restricted to the frontoparietal...
Systemic sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune inflammatory condition.
Childhood infections
Meningococcal disease
Meningococcal disease is an illness caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
Measles
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection causing fever and a rash. Early symptoms are like the common cold, with...
Chickenpox
Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection that causes an acute fever and blistered rash, mainly in children.
Fifth disease
Erythema infectiosum is a common childhood infection causing a slapped cheek appearance and a rash.
Pityriasis rosea
Pityriasis rosea is a viral rash which lasts about 6–12 weeks. It is characterised by a herald patch followed by...
Impetigo
Impetigo is a common acute superficial bacterial skin infection (pyoderma).
Boil
A boil (also called a furuncle) is a deep form of bacterial folliculitis (infection of a hair follicle).
Hand foot and mouth disease
Hand foot and mouth disease (HFM) is a common mild and short-lasting viral infection most often affecting young children.
Papular acrodermatitis
Papular acrodermatitis of childhood is a characteristic response of the skin to viral infection in which there is a papular...
Molluscum contagiosum
Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral skin infection of childhood that causes localised clusters of epidermal papules called mollusca.
VIral warts
A viral wart is a very common benign lesion caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV).
Head lice
Head lice are small, wingless insects that infest the human scalp.
Scabies
Scabies is a very itchy rash caused by a parasitic mite that burrows in the skin surface.
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