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...
Vitamin D deficiency can promote baldness
Vitamin D and vitamin D deficiency have been talked about more and more for some time - the reason being, for example, how many people are found to have too little of it in their bodies. Mood...
Cracked blood vessels (spider veins) on the body: causes
Spider veins and broken capillaries are in fact colloquial terms used to describe telangiectasias, i.e. dilatations of tiny blood vessels close to the skin. They can occur in anyone and at any age,...
One skin bacteria may protect against skin cancer
Skin bacteria are primarily known for causing various diseases, but scientists are discovering more and more beneficial effects of these organisms on human organisms. The University of California San...
Pyoderma gangrenosum - what is it?
Pyoderma gangrenosum, or pyoderma gangrenosum, is categorised as an infectious disease that damages vessels due to a so-called neutrophilic infiltration. Pyoderma gangrenosum often accompanies...
Urticaria in adults
Urticaria is a syndrome of disease manifested by the appearance of characteristic blisters accompanied by pruritus. It affects more than 20% of the population, at least once in their lifetime....
Why do itching, swelling and redness of the skin occur after a mosquito bite?
We don't like mosquitoes because, through their bites, redness, swelling and above all - and this is usually the most bothersome - severe itching appear on our skin. But why do these reactions occur...
What does phlebology do?
Diseases of the veins, which are most often associated with varicose veins, have lived to see a separate field of medicine - phlebology. What specifically does phlebology do? What conditions does a...
Skin nevi - can they disappear on their own?
Doctors have been telling their patients for a long time that any moles that are present on their skin should be observed. It is well known that an enlargement or change in colour of a lesion can be...
Response to low temperature
For many years, research has been conducted into the potential of storing tissues and organs at sufficiently low temperatures so that they retain their function. This is of particular relevance to...
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia - how to live with this disease?
We speak of rare diseases when they occur in one person out of several million sufferers. Genetic diseases can occur at different times in life - sudden, spontaneous mutations occur as a result of...
Skin manifestations of diseases of the digestive system
Skin changes are the most visible alarm signals for human beings, telling about the disease process taking place in the human body. This also applies to developing digestive system diseases, which...
The place of Medical US examination in dermatology
MedicalUS examination is an imaging procedure that is used successfully by many areas of medicine. Dermatology, too, makes use of Medical US in the diagnosis and evaluation of many diseases. With the...
Efficacy of topical therapy in pyoderma gangrenosum
Pyoderma gangrenosum is an extremely rare disease, classified as a neutrophilic dermatosis. It is characterised by painful ulcerations - mainly of the lower limbs, and the primary treatment is oral...
Cyclosporine A in the treatment of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and epidermal necrolysis
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and epidermal necrolysis are pathological conditions occurring in the course of a strong, severe drug reaction. They frequently lead to the death of the patient. The therapy...
Alcohol and rosacea
Acne rosacea is a skin disease with an incompletely understood aetiology and pathogenetic process. It is a condition affecting middle-aged people - both men and women. So far, it has been possible to...
Solarium for adults only!
On 15 September this year. The Polish Parliament passed a law banning the use of solariums for minors. 428 MPs were in favour of the law.
