Atopic dermatitis - differential diagnosis: part 1
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is often not easy to diagnose and can be a source of diagnostic difficulties. This article provides a brief overview of the disease entities that should be considered first in...
Follicular keratosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
This is a very common condition associated with disorders of keratinisation within the hair follicles.
Vitiligo - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Vitiligo is a condition involving the loss or reduction of melanin, the pigment of the skin. The disease can be caused by the presence of antibodies directed against the cells that produce the...
Dandruff of the skin - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A superficial skin infection with the yeast-like fungus Malassezia furfur, manifested by discolouration or discolouration on the skin of the neck, back and chest.
Sutton's nevus, is it not vitiligo - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A pigmented nevus around which a discoloured border has appeared.
Persistent erythema - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is a single or multiple spot, clearly demarcated from the surrounding area, caused by taking certain drugs. Each time after exposure to the drug, the skin lesion develops in the same place.
Blue nevus - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is usually a blue-coloured nodule present from birth, usually located on the skin of the lower limbs.
Scabies - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A parasitic disease of the skin caused by a mite, the human scabies, characterised by pruritus.
Norgestimat - a gestagen component of hormonal drugs
One of the third-generation progestogens, a 19-nortestosterone derivative, used as an ingredient in contraceptive drugs and used in HRT.
Pathogenesis and treatment of acne vulgaris
Acne is an extremely common condition that affects almost 80% of young people between 11 and 30 years of age. Several factors play a role in the aetiopathogenesis of acne. The most important of these...
Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs)
Antinuclear antibodies, usually referred to by the English abbreviation ANAs (anti-nuclear antibodies), are antibodies that have the ability to bind to specific elements of cell nuclei. For this...
Genital herpes - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2, Herpes genitalis)
Allergies in pregnancy - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A reaction of the body to factors known as allergens (certain foods, grass pollens, house dust mites and others) manifested by rhinitis, hives and, in the most severe cases, asthma or anaphylactic...
Pregnancy-related pruritus - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A skin condition specific to pregnancy occurring most often after the 35th week of pregnancy.
Excessive sweating after childbirth - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Profuse sweating in the postpartum and postpartum period.
Food allergy - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A food allergy may be a permanent allergy, or it may resolve after a specific period of time of elimination of the antigen in question from the diet.
Allergy in a child - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Allergy is a condition that is largely genetically determined. In particular, it concerns the so-called type I allergic reaction, associated with the production of specific IgE antibodies (atopy).
Postpartum hair problems.
Excessive hair loss, greasiness and brittleness in the postpartum period.
Urticaria - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is a syndrome in which pink or porcelain-white blisters appear on the skin surface with swelling and usually significant itching. The name comes from the fact that the skin lesions resemble the...
