Contact dermatitis is inflammation of the skin resulting from exposure to certain substances. The inflammatory process causes the blood vessels in the skin to dilate thereby leading to greater blood flow. Fluid leaks out into the tissue. Certain inflammatory chemicals also irritate the tissue of the skin. Therefore the >> Read More ...
Normal Skin Color Skin color, or pigmentation, is dependent on genetic factors. It varies among ethnic groups and even among individuals of the same group. Essentially human skin color is different shades of brown coupled with the hue imparted by blood flowing in the superficial vessels within the skin. The primary >> Read More ...
Normal Peeling of the Skin Human skin has two main layers – an outer epidermis and inner dermis. The epidermis is made up of several layers of cells with the innermost known as the stratum basale and the outermost being the stratum corneum. The skin cells in the stratum basale gradually transform from living cells >> Read More ...
Types of Antifungals Antifungal drugs can be divided broadly into medications for systemic and superficial fungal infections. Systemic drugs are used for deeper lying infections which can only be reached by drugs traveling in the bloodstream. There is no specific site that is targeted but rather the distribution is >> Read More ...
Hair Odor Like the skin, hair on the body also has a distinctive odor which varies from person to person. The body odor as it is collectively known is an interplay of many factors, mainly external, that can alter the natural smell. This includes : Climate – hot, cold, humid or dry. Sun exposure Perspiration Clothing >> Read More ...
What are scalp problems? Scalp problems are any irritation or disease of the skin on the head, excluding the face and neck. It is not a single condition but rather a broad term for various different types of diseases of the skin on the scalp. However, many cases of scalp problems are due to issues with hygiene and the use >> Read More ...
What is vitiligo? Vitiligo is a skin disease marked by the loss of normal pigmentation. These changes in pigmentation renders the skin lighter than normal (hypopigmented). Eventually there is total loss of pigmentation and white patches are present on the skin (depigmentation), hence the common term white skin disease. >> Read More ...
What is sporotrichosis? Sporotrichosis is an infection with a soil fungus. Unlike dermatophyte (skin fungus) infections such as tinea pedis (athlete’s foot), it is not limited to the outermost layers of the skin. Instead it can penetrate into the deeper tissue involving the joints, bones and rarely even the lungs. >> Read More ...
What is tinea nigra? Tinea nigra is a fungal infection that is mainly seen on the palms of the hands or soles of the feet causing a dark brown to black discoloration of the affected skin. The word tinea means a fungal infection and nigra means black. Tinea nigra is overall an uncommon fungal infection when compared to >> Read More ...
What is a moisturizer? The term moisturizer refers to an application that restores moisture. In terms of the skin, it is a means of remedying dryness. This mainly refers to dryness of the outermost layer of the superficial skin – the stratum corneum of the epidermis. It is the appearance of this outermost layer of >> Read More ...
