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Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Verneuil’s Disease)

How frequent is it ? It affects 1% of the population with a peak of 3-4 % in the 11 to 30 years old age group. Females are affected 3 times more than males. (controversial as some studies report no difference)     How does it present ? It presents as nodules (abscesses,...
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Problèmes de peau chez la personne âgée

Changements dans l’apparence et la texture cutanées. La peau se renouvelle de manière continuelle. Des cellules nouvelles sont formées dans la couche la plus profonde de l’épiderme et migrent progressivement vers la surface. Les cellules sont mortes quand elles atteignent la...
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Pigmentation

-Melasma (Chloasma, Pregnancy Mask) -Vitiligo: Melatonin is sometimes Reduced: a Treatment aid ? Vitiligo-Inducing Substances Treatment: Oral Mini-Pulsed-Therapy (Steroids) or Azathioprine Some Vitamin Supplements Appear to be Useless   -Other: The Role of Blood Vessels...
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Tea for Sun Protection

Oral green tea catechin metabolites are incorporated into human skin and protect against UV radiation-induced cutaneous inflammation in association with reduced production of pro-inflammatory eicosanoid 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid. Rhodes LE. et al. Br J Nutr. 2013 Sep...
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Iron Deficiency Anemia (Anaemia) And The Skin

Anemia is one of the most common health problems in the world today. This condition, where the blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells, is due to a variety of causes, among which is the inadequate production of hemoglobin by the body, most commonly due to a...
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Seborrheic Keratosis – Table of Contents

Seborrheic keratosis=SK Introduction -Historical Features -Epidemiology Clinical Features -Clinical Presentation -Differential diagnosis on clinical grounds Dermatoscopical Features -Differential Diagnosis on dermoscopical grounds Histological Features Association of SK with...
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El acné vulgar (acné) (acné común)

  ¿Cuál es la causa del acné? Existen varias causas del acné. Una teoría es que cuando el nivel de hormona masculina (testosterona) aumenta durante la pubertad, la piel de una persona propensa al acné reacciona a la hormona y produce el exceso de sebo. Nadie sabe por qué la...
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Acne (espinhas da adolescência)

  Qual é a causa da acne? A acne é uma doença que se desenvolve nos folículos pilosos e também nas glândulas sebáceas. Embora estas glândulas estejam distribuídas por toda a superfície corporal, apenas algumas regiões, como o rosto, peito e costas são afetadas. A substância...
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Acne (brufoli dell’adolescenza)

  Qual è la causa dell’acne? L’acne è una malattia che si sviluppa nei follicoli piliferi e nelle ghiandole sebacee. Anche se queste ghiandole sono distribuite su tutta la superficie corporea, sono interessate solo alcune zone, come il viso, il petto e la schiena. La sostanza...
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Akne vulgaris (Pickel) (häufige Akne)

  Was ist die Ursache von Akne? Es gibt mehrere Ursachen von Akne. Eine Theorie besagt, dass wenn sich der männliche Hormon Spiegel (Testosteron) während der Pubertät erhöht, die Haut eines zur Akne neigenden Menschen auf das Hormon reagiert und überschüssigen Talg produziert....
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