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CREST Syndrome and Scleroderma

Some people have a type of scleroderma called CREST syndrome (or limited scleroderma).

Contact Dermatitis: Facts About Skin Rashes

Contact dermatitis is a rash that crops up on your skin when you touch or have a reaction to a certain substance. Irritant contact dermatitis (skin...

What Causes Blushing?

Blushing is triggered by emotions which send blood to your face, causing your cheeks to turn red. Also known as atopic dermatitis, this skin condit...

What are Acne Causes and Treatments?

If the oil breaks through to the surface, the result is a 'whitehead.' If the oil becomes oxidized (that is, acted on by oxygen in the air), the oi...

Acne Health Center

Acne may be mild (few, occasional pimples), moderate (inflammatory papules), or severe (nodules and cysts).

Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings

If stung by a bee, the insect usually leaves a sac of venom and a stinger in your skin. An anaphylactic reaction is treated with epinephrine (adren...

Hyperpigmentation, Hypopigmentation, and Your Skin

In the case of illness or injury, the person's skin may change color, becoming darker (hyperpigmentation) or lighter (hypopigmentation). Hyperpigme...

Light Therapy for Your Skin

If the medicine you put on your skin isn't doing all that it needs to, your doctor may suggest adding phototherapy to your psoriasis treatment. You...

What is Candidiasis?

Three out of four adult women will get at least one yeast infection during their lifetime. (Men also can get a genital yeast infection, but it's mu...

What's Making You Sweat so Much?

UpToDate: 'Primary focal hyperhidrosis,' 'Approach to the patient with night sweats,' 'Menopausal hot flashes,' 'Treatment of menopausal symptoms w...

Scleroderma

Scleroderma is a long-lasting disease that affects your skin, connective tissue, and internal organs. These happen when your immune system, which u...

Picture of The Skin

The skin’s color is created by special cells called melanocytes, which produce the pigment melanin.