Wound infection: how do you recognise it and what promotes it?
Everyone gets injured on a walk, while using a knife to cut vegetables or as a result of a fall on a bike trip. Most wounds can be dealt with by ourselves, at home - when they are not deep and...
Common skin bacteria and postoperative infections
Our skin is home to many different species of bacteria. Some of them - under favourable conditions for them - can lead to the occurrence of even very dangerous diseases. MRSA staphylococci or E. coli...
Psoriasis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is estimated that psoriasis affects one in fifty people worldwide - giving us a huge pool of sufferers who require specialist care. Psoriasis affects the skin as well as the nails, scalp and even...
Severe form of atopic dermatitis in children
AD is a genetically based disease that is conditioned by a number of factors and involves many pathological processes. The interaction that occurs between groups of genes and between genes and...
Omega-3 fatty acids as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of psoriasis
The current state of knowledge on the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on the treatment of psoriatic lesions remains limited due to the small number of studies conducted in this direction. Nonetheless,...
Relationship between puberty and trichological problems
Puberty can be described in one word - revolution. The transformation from child to adult involves not only external change, but also internal change. During the transition, trichological problems...
Breastfeeding affects immunity, but also may reduce the risk of eczema in children
Eczema is a skin disease that is associated not only with the appearance of unsightly skin lesions on the body, but also with persistent symptoms such as severe itching. For years, therefore, there...
Staphylococcal skin lesions - what should worry you?
Staphylococcal skin lesions need to be treated under the care of a doctor. Failure to take an effective antibiotic can lead to the lesions spreading, resulting in serious symptoms that are difficult...
Sweet's syndrome - learn about a rare dermatological disease
Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is one of the rare diseases that are associated with an increase in blood leukocyte levels. What causes the disease and how is it treated?
Parchment skin - a rare skin disorder
Genetic diseases can manifest themselves as disorders that also occur on the surface of the skin. An extremely rare condition is so-called parchment skin, a condition caused by a number of genetic...
Psoriasis and Candida yeast infection: what do they have in common?
Psoriasis and Candida yeast infection - theoretically these problems have nothing in common, in practice, however, it turns out that there is quite a lot in common. One such connection is that these...
Psoriasis: will we finally beat it?
Scientists in Krakow are working on a novel method to alleviate the effects of psoriasis. They are developing a patch that is designed to gradually release the drug and adhere, but not stick to the...
DRESS syndrome - what should you know about it?
The use of medicinal products can result in negative side effects - one of which is DRESS syndrome, known as hypersensitivity syndrome during the use of certain medicinal products.
You are at risk if you are going through the menopause
Menopause is a period of a woman's life in which changes in the hormonal balance have many repercussions on the body and involve a number of modifications to the functioning of individual organs and...
Seborrhoea: what are its causes and how to deal with it?
Generally speaking,seborrhoea is associated with excessive sebum production by the sebaceous glands. In certain periods of life - e.g. shortly after birth and during puberty - seborrhoea is even...
Psoriasis and the Mediterranean diet
Psoriasis is a chronic disease in which skin lesions are the primary problem. A variety of treatments are used in patients with this condition - both topical (e.g. exfoliating preparations) and...
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome - are you familiar with it?
Genetic diseases pose a major challenge to doctors - unfortunately, medicine is currently unable to completely cure genetic diseases by 'repairing' damaged genes or chromosomes. The only option is...
Working on a blood test that can detect melanoma
Melanoma - considered the most dangerous of the various malignant skin tumours - is currently diagnosed by a histopathological examination of tissue material taken from the patient. However, it is...
Nail diseases: types
Typically, women are interested in the appearance of nails, but in reality, they should be looked at by ... every man. In fact, it turns out that there are more nail diseases than one could...
Beware of the sun - which sunscreen to choose?
Summer is in full swing - it's time to think about protecting our skin. The right sunscreen not only ensures an even tan, but above all protects us from sunburn and other negative effects of UV...
