Quick Facts: Skin Disorders

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Itching and Dermatitis

• Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
  • What is atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
  • What causes eczema?
  • What are the symptoms of eczema?
  • How can doctors tell if I have eczema?
  • How do doctors treat eczema?
  • How can I prevent eczema from getting worse?

• Contact Dermatitis
  • What is contact dermatitis?
  • What causes contact dermatitis?
  • What are the symptoms of contact dermatitis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have contact dermatitis?
  • How do doctors treat contact dermatitis?
  • How can I prevent contact dermatitis?

• Hives
  • What are hives?
  • What causes hives?
  • When should I see a doctor about my hives?
  • What are the symptoms of hives?
  • How can doctors tell if I have hives?
  • How do doctors treat hives?
  • How can I prevent hives?

• Itching
  • What causes itching?
  • When should I see a doctor about itching?
  • What will happen at my doctor visit?
  • How do doctors treat itching?

Noncancerous Skin Growths

• Dermatofibromas
  • What are dermatofibromas?
  • What are the symptoms of dermatofibromas?
  • How do doctors treat dermatofibromas?

• Hemangiomas
  • What is a hemangioma?
  • What causes hemangiomas?
  • What are the symptoms of hemangiomas?
  • How do doctors treat hemangiomas?

• Keloids
  • What are keloids?
  • What causes keloids?
  • What do keloids look like?
  • How do doctors treat keloids?

• Lipomas
  • What are lipomas?
  • What are the symptoms of lipomas?
  • How do doctors treat lipomas?

• Lymphangiomas
  • What are lymphangiomas?
  • What are the symptoms of lymphangiomas?
  • How do doctors treat lymphangiomas?

• Moles
  • What are moles?
  • What do moles look like?
  • When should I see a doctor about a mole?
  • How do doctors treat moles?
  • How can I prevent melanoma?

• Port-Wine Stains
  • What are port-wine stains?
  • What are the symptoms of port-wine stains?
  • How do doctors treat port-wine stains?

• Pyogenic Granulomas
  • What are pyogenic granulomas?
  • What causes pyogenic granulomas?
  • What are the symptoms of pyogenic granulomas?
  • How do doctors treat pyogenic granulomas?

• Seborrheic Keratoses
  • What are seborrheic keratoses?
  • What causes seborrheic keratoses?
  • What do seborrheic keratoses look like?
  • How do doctors treat seborrheic keratoses?

• Skin Cysts
  • What are skin cysts?
  • What are the symptoms of skin cysts?
  • How do doctors treat skin cysts?

• Skin Tags
  • What are skin tags?
  • Do skin tags cause problems?
  • How do doctors treat skin tags?

• Spider Angiomas
  • What is a spider angioma?
  • What causes spider angiomas?
  • How do doctors treat spider angiomas?

Psoriasis and Scaling Disorders

• Pityriasis Rosea
  • What is pityriasis rosea?
  • What causes pityriasis rosea?
  • What are the symptoms of pityriasis rosea?
  • How can doctors tell if I have pityriasis rosea?
  • How do doctors treat pityriasis rosea?

• Psoriasis
  • What is psoriasis?
  • What causes psoriasis?
    • Flare-ups
  • What are the symptoms of psoriasis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have psoriasis?
  • How do doctors treat psoriasis?

Skin Cancers

• Basal Cell Carcinoma
  • What is basal cell carcinoma?
  • What causes basal cell carcinoma?
  • What are the symptoms of basal cell carcinoma?
  • How can doctors tell if I have basal cell carcinoma?
  • How do doctors treat basal cell carcinoma?
  • How can I prevent basal cell carcinoma?

• Melanoma
  • What is melanoma?
  • Who is at risk for melanoma?
  • What are the symptoms of melanoma?
  • How can doctors tell if I have melanoma?
    • ABCDEs of melanoma
  • How do doctors treat melanoma?
  • How can I prevent melanoma?

• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • What is squamous cell carcinoma?
  • What causes squamous cell carcinoma?
  • What are the symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma?
  • How can doctors tell if I have squamous cell carcinoma?
  • How do doctors treat squamous cell carcinoma?
  • How can I prevent squamous cell carcinoma?

Pressure Sores

• Pressure Sores
  • What are pressure sores?
  • What causes pressure sores?
  • Who is at risk of pressure sores?
  • What are the symptoms of pressure sores?
  • How does the doctor know there's a pressure sore?
  • How do doctors treat pressure sores?
  • How can pressure sores be prevented?

Bacterial Skin Infections

• Cellulitis
  • What is cellulitis?
  • What causes cellulitis?
  • What are the symptoms of cellulitis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have cellulitis?
  • How do doctors treat cellulitis?
  • How can I prevent cellulitis?

• Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses
  • Folliculitis
    • What is folliculitis?
    • What causes folliculitis?
    • What are the symptoms of folliculitis?
    • How do doctors treat folliculitis?
  • Skin Abscesses
    • What are skin abscesses?
    • What causes skin abscesses?
    • What are the symptoms of skin abscesses?
    • How do doctors treat skin abscesses?

Sunlight and Skin Damage

• Photosensitivity Reactions
  • What is a photosensitivity reaction?
  • What causes photosensitivity reactions?
  • What are the symptoms of a photosensitivity reaction?
  • How do doctors tell if I have a photosensitivity reaction?
  • How do doctors treat photosensitivity reactions?

• Sunburn
  • What is sunburn?
  • What causes sunburn?
  • What are the symptoms of sunburn?
  • How do doctors treat sunburn?
  • How do I prevent sunburn?

Viral Skin Infections

• Molluscum Contagiosum
  • What is molluscum contagiosum?
  • What are the symptoms of molluscum contagiosum?
  • How do doctors treat molluscum contagiosum?
  • How do you prevent molluscum contagiosum?

• Warts
  • What are warts?
  • What causes warts?
  • What are the specific types of warts?
  • How can doctors tell if I have warts?
  • How do doctors treat warts?

Parasitic Skin Infections

• Bedbugs
  • What are bedbugs?
  • What do bedbug bites look like?
  • How can my doctor tell if I have bedbug bites?
  • How do doctors treat bedbug bites?
  • How do I get rid of bedbugs?
  • How do I prevent bedbugs?

• Lice
  • What are lice?
    • Head lice
    • Body lice
    • Pubic lice
  • What are the symptoms of lice?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a lice?
  • How do doctors treat lice?
    • Head lice treatment
    • Body lice treatment
    • Pubic lice treatment

• Scabies
  • What is scabies?
  • What causes scabies?
  • What are the symptoms of scabies?
  • How can doctors tell if I have scabies?
  • How do doctors treat scabies?
    • To kill the mites
  • How can I keep scabies from spreading?

Fungal Skin Infections

• Candidiasis (Yeast Infection)
  • What is candidiasis?
  • What causes a yeast infection?
  • What are the symptoms of a yeast infection?
  • How do doctors tell if I have a yeast infection?
  • How do doctors treat yeast infections?

• Tinea Versicolor
  • What is tinea versicolor?
  • What causes tinea versicolor?
  • What are the symptoms of tinea versicolor?
  • How can doctors tell if I have tinea versicolor?
  • How do doctors treat tinea versicolor?

• Overview of Ringworm (Tinea)
  • What is ringworm?
  • What are the symptoms of ringworm?
  • How can doctors tell if I have ringworm?
  • How do doctors treat ringworm?

• Athlete's Foot
  • What is athlete’s foot?
  • What are the symptoms of athlete’s foot?
  • How can doctors tell if I have athlete’s foot?
  • How do doctors treat athlete’s foot?
  • How can I prevent athlete’s foot?

• Body Ringworm
  • What is body ringworm?
  • What are the symptoms of body ringworm?
  • How can doctors tell if I have body ringworm?
  • How do doctors treat body ringworm?

• Jock Itch
  • What is jock itch?
  • What are the symptoms of jock itch?
  • How do doctors tell if I have jock itch?
  • How do doctors treat jock itch?

• Scalp Ringworm
  • What is scalp ringworm?
  • What are the symptoms of scalp ringworm?
  • How do doctors tell if I have scalp ringworm?
  • How do doctors treat scalp ringworm?

Hair Disorders

• Hair Loss
  • What causes hair loss?
  • When should I see a doctor for hair loss?
  • How do doctors treat hair loss?

• Alopecia Areata
  • What is alopecia areata?
  • What causes alopecia areata?
  • What are the symptoms of alopecia areata?
  • How do doctors treat alopecia areata?

• Hairiness
  • What is hairiness?
  • What causes hairiness?
  • When should I see a doctor about hairiness?
  • What will happen at my doctor visit?
  • How do doctors treat hairiness?

• Ingrown Beard Hairs
  • What are ingrown beard hairs?
  • What causes ingrown beard hairs?
  • How do doctors treat ingrown beard hairs?
  • How can I prevent ingrown beard hairs?

Hypersensitivity and Reactive Skin Disorders

• Drug Rashes
  • What is a drug rash?
  • What causes a drug rash?
  • What are the symptoms of a drug rash?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a drug rash?
  • How do doctors treat drug rashes?

• Erythema Multiforme
  • What is erythema multiforme?
  • What causes erythema multiforme?
  • What are the symptoms of erythema multiforme?
  • How can doctors tell if I have erythema multiforme?
  • How do doctors treat erythema multiforme?

• Erythema Nodosum
  • What is erythema nodosum?
  • What causes erythema nodosum?
  • What are the symptoms of erythema nodosum?
  • How can doctors tell if I have erythema nodosum?
  • How do doctors treat erythema nodosum?

• Granuloma Annulare
  • What is granuloma annulare?
  • What causes granuloma annulare?
  • What are the symptoms of granuloma annulare?
  • How can doctors tell if I have granuloma annulare?
  • How do doctors treat granuloma annulare?

• Keratosis Pilaris
  • What is keratosis pilaris?
  • What causes keratosis pilaris?
  • What are the symptoms of keratosis pilaris?
  • How can doctors tell if I have keratosis pilaris?
  • How do doctors treat keratosis pilaris?

• Panniculitis
  • What is panniculitis?
  • What causes panniculitis?
  • What are the symptoms of panniculitis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have panniculitis?
  • How do doctors treat panniculitis?

• Pyoderma Gangrenosum
  • What is pyoderma gangrenosum?
  • What causes pyoderma gangrenosum?
  • What are the symptoms of pyoderma gangrenosum?
  • How can doctors tell if I have pyoderma gangrenosum?
  • How do doctors treat pyoderma gangrenosum?

• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
  • What are Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)?
  • What causes SJS and TEN?
  • What are the symptoms of SJS and TEN?
  • How can doctors tell if I have SJS or TEN?
  • How do doctors treat SJS and TEN?

Acne and Related Disorders

• Acne
  • What is acne?
  • What causes acne?
  • What are the symptoms of acne?
  • How can doctors tell if I have acne?
  • How do doctors treat acne?

• Rosacea
  • What is rosacea?
  • What causes rosacea?
  • What are the symptoms of rosacea?
  • How can doctors tell if I have rosacea?
  • How do doctors treat rosacea?