Conventionally eczema patients will be given corticosteroids to shut down the inflammation, then use aggressive moisturiser to heal the skin barrier, then neuromodulatory drugs and sometimes together with antidepressants. The eczema start to get progressively worse despite having increased the potency…
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A 25-year-old woman presents with redness of the hands and reports the intermittent occurrence of tiny vesicles, and scaling, accompanied by itching on the palms, fingers, and dorsal sides of the hands. She has a history of childhood eczema and asthma. On physical examination, the patient was afebrile…
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A 60-year-old man presents with hyperkeratosis and cracking of the skin on the palms of his hands and the soles of his feet that had developed over a 3-year period with no specific cause. He had been treated by dermatologist using topical corticosteroids (Eloment, Daivobet) and oral antihistamines…
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Lupus Miliaris Disseminatus Faciei Firm, yellowish-brown, 1–3 mm, monomorphous, discrete, smooth-surfaced papules present on both the butterfly and the lateral areas. The discrete papules appear as yellowish brown lesions on diascopy and as caseating epithelioid cell granulomas histologically. This…
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In contrast to the microvasculature of normal skin, the psoriatic microvasculature is characterized by tortuous and leaky blood vessels that facilitate leukocyte migration into inflamed skin. The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietins are some of the factors believed to be responsible…
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There are four factors that determine the depth of a burn: temperature of the contacting agent, duration of contact, thickness of skin and local blood supply. The threshold for a burn injury is around 43.5 degree C (110 degree F). Water at 66 degree C (150 degree F) will cause a full-thickness burn…
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There are four factors that determine the depth of a burn: temperature of the contacting agent, duration of contact, thickness of skin and local blood supply. The threshold for a burn injury is around 43.5 degree C (110 degree F). Water at 66 degree C (150 degree F) will cause a full-thickness burn…
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Typical clinical signs of hand eczema are redness, infiltration of the skin, scaling, edema, vesicles, areas of hyperkeratosis, cracks (fissures), and erosions [1]. It is a prevalence of 4% among adults in the general population [2]. The work-related cases are ususally more severe than cases in the…
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Leukoplakia is a condition in which thickened, white patches form on the tongue, gums, inside of the cheek, or sometimes on the outer female genitals. Although the sores can vary in appearance, they are usually white or gray; thick; and slightly raised with a hard surface. Most patches are benign,…
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White halo develops around a nevus is called a Halo nevus also known as Leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum, Sutton’s nevus, Perinevoid vitiligo. The overall incidence of halo nevi in individuals under age 20 is probably <1%. Halo nevus are found most commonly in teenagers under the age of 20 years….
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