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2. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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   The skin weighs an average of four kilograms, covers an area of two square metres, and is made of three distinct layers: the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. [1] The two main types of human skin are: glabrous skin, the hairless skin on the palms and soles (also referred to as the "palmoplantar" surfaces), and hair-bearing skin. [3]

3. Psoriasis - Wikipedia

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   Psoriasis is a long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin. [4][5] These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy, and scaly. [8][3] Psoriasis varies in severity from small localized patches to complete body coverage. [3] Injury to the skin can trigger psoriatic skin changes at that spot, which is ...

4. What is ‘cortisol face’? How to tell if your facial swelling ...

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   Stress can affect the skin in many ways, says Jaisinghani, including increased inflammation, slower wound healing, premature aging and it can trigger other skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema.

5. It's hot, it's cold. How fall temperature fluctuations are ...

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   That can cause people with the condition to have a higher risk of uncomfortable symptoms like itchy, dry and red skin, she says. Even people without eczema can deal with a decrease in their skin ...

6. 20-Year-Old with 'Butterfly' Skin Disease Is Striving for ...

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   The genetic disorder causes painful blisters on the skin and internal organs from even the slightest touch or friction. The result is disfiguring scars and often, early death from skin cancer.

7. Shingles - Wikipedia

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   6,400 (with chickenpox) [ 5 ] Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. [ 2 ][ 6 ] Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark either on the left or right side of the body or face. [ 1 ] Two to four days before the rash occurs there may be tingling or ...