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...
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.
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...
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 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.
Scabies - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Scabies is an infectious parasitic disease whose aetiological agent is the human scabies. The parasites are mainly found on the skin. In developing countries, approximately 5-10% of children are...
Infectious impetigo - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Infectious impetigo is a bacterial disease of mostly staphylococcal aetiology, occurring mainly in children and characterised by blisters that burst leaving honey-yellow scabs.
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...
Hard fibroma - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A hard fibroma is a single, fairly hard, non-painful benign nodule that is skin-coloured or slightly brown in colour, usually a single nodule that is displaced with the skin relative to the substrate.
Soft fibroma - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A soft fibroma is a soft non-painful nodule a few mm to a few cm in diameter, skin or brown in colour, often uszypułowany, hanging bag-like. Soft fibroma is a benign neoplasm of a congenital...
Seborrhoeic wart - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Seborrhoeic wart is the most common benign epidermal neoplasm lesion with a papillary, often hyperkeratotic surface.
Warts - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Ordinary salicylic acid is a simple home remedy to get rid of warts.
Skin lesions
Skin lesions are all visible changes on the skin. They are characterised by primary and secondary lesions. These lesions are congenital or appear during life and are characterised by their benign or...
Erythema - types, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Erythema multiforme, otherwise known as exudative erythema, is manifested by swollen, bluish red lesions.
