Nail fungus - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
An increasing number of patients are seeing dermatologists with all kinds of changes to the nails, not only in their structure (roughness, change in thickness) but also in their colour.
Melanoma in the eyeball? Yes, it is possible!
Melanoma only affects skin lesions? Nothing could be further from the truth! We often do not realise that it can also occur in the eyeball. Find out how to recognise it and how to prevent it.
Urticaria - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Urticaria is a condition whose essence is swelling of the subcutaneous tissue manifested by characteristic raised blisters on the skin. A distinction is made between acute and chronic urticaria...
Hemangiomas - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Hemangiomas arise from the dilatation or proliferation of arterial, venous or lymphatic vessels. They usually occur from birth. A distinction can be made between haemangiomas or lymphangiomas. In...
Diseases with keratinisation disorders
Diseases with keratinisation disorders are conditions with a genetic basis that have a different course and varying degrees of damage to the epidermal keratinisation process.
Can we infect someone with toenail fungus?
Toenail fungus is a common skin disease and a disease of civilisation. The disease is contagious and it is not difficult to become infected.
Nail shape changes - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Each of us has a different shape and colour of the nail plate, as well as its structure. Many patients ask their doctor whether changes to the shape and colour of the nail have something to do with...
White spots on nails - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Many patients, come to their doctor to find out the cause of white spots, of different sizes, on their nails (nail plate). White spots on the nails, are called leukochia.
Erythroderma
Erythroderma is a skin disease characterised, in the most general terms, by inflammation of the skin, which has a very varied origin.
Viral skin diseases
Viral skin diseases, are caused by various types of viruses. They lead to symptoms that are most often visible on the skin, in the form of rashes, itching, spots, fluid-filled blisters or warts. They...
Skin diseases caused by selected parasites
Parasites that live on or in the human skin can lead to the development of a variety of diseases called parasitic skin diseases. These parasites are found on the surface or inside the skin, and...
Skin lesions - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Skin lesions have various forms. Depending on, among other things, location, structure, colour, etc., they are referred to as, for example: spot, macule, nodule, tumour, scar, blister, blister,...
Rosacea - a bacterial skin disease
Rosacea is a skin disease caused by streptococci, common mainly in adults. The development of rosacea is favoured by disorders of the venous and lymphatic circulation.
Skin cancer - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, risk of developing the disease
Skin cancers are most commonly carcinomas. Among them, basal cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma is several times less common. In recent years, there has been an increase in the incidence of skin...
Acne rosacea - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Acne rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the face with an incompletely understood aetiology. It occurs in both women and men. It always follows puberty.
Contagious erythema - fifth disease - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Contagious erythema is a rash viral disease caused by parvovirus B19. It can occur at any age. The source of infection is a sick or asymptomatically infected person. It infects before the rash...
Rose disease - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Rosacea is usually associated with a beautiful flower or a woman's name, but it also means a severe disease. Rosacea is an acute inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, accompanied by a...
White keratosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
White keratosis / leukoplakia / are white patches with a smooth or slightly papillary surface located in the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and genitalia.
Solar keratosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Solar keratoses are common erythematous or yellow-brown, rough, dry lesions on elderly or sun-damaged skin, located mainly on the face and other exposed areas.
