Skin Disease

Skin Disease Types

Skin conditions can be skin discolorations, acute skin problems, skin infections, and chronic skin conditions. Below mentioned are some common skin problems and its symptoms:

Eczema

Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a form of inflammation on the outer layer of the skin (epidermis). It is a condition where skin patches become itchy, inflamed, cracked, red, and rough. There are also chances of blistering, oozing, and bleeding. It mainly affects areas such as face, behind the knees, inside the elbows, hands, and feet.

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes inflammation and scaling. It is caused by an overactive body immune system. Patches of thick red skin with silvery scale occurs on the skins which may itch or feel sore. Usually, these patches are found on lower back, elbows, face, palms, knee, other parts of the legs, soles, and scalp.

Acne Vulgaris

Acne is a skin condition that affects the oil glands of the skin. Oil glands produce a substance called sebum which lubricates the skin. The pores (small holes in your skin) connect to the oil glands through a canal called follicle (which contains hair). When the oil glands produce too much oil, the pores become clogged and it accumulates debris, dirt, and bacteria. Acne occurs as pores become clogged. It causes blackheads, whiteheads, and inflamed red lesions on the skin. It is the most common skin problem that occurs to an estimated 80 percent of the people at some stage.

Alopecia

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder in which hair fall-out occurs in small patches. The immune system attacks the hair follicles resulting in unpredictable hair loss. Most people lose between 50-100 head hair per day which is absolutely normal. However, if you start losing hair in patches or more numbers, it must be autoimmune disorder. There are many reasons owing to which hair loss occurs such as stress, skin disorders, drugs, aging, hormonal, childbirth, deficiency in diet, menopause, birth control pills, thyroid, inappropriate hair styling treatments, trichotillomania, and hormonal disorder.

Molluscum Contagiosum

Molluscum contagiosum is a skin infection which produces benign raised bumps or raised lesions filled with fluids on the upper layer of the skin. As the name suggests, it is caused by a virus called Molluscum contagiosum and it is a contagious disease. The duration of time the virus lasts on the skin differs in case of each person depending on the severity of the infection. But the bumps can remain from two months to four years. It is spread by direct contact with the person who has it or by touching the object contaminated with virus such as towel or cloth.

Viral Warts (Vulgaris)

Warts are eruptions on skin which are caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). It occurs in different presentations. If the eruptions are flat, they are called Verruca Plana and if they are in the form of cone or cauliflower-like, they are called Verruca Vulgaris. They are contagious and can be spread by casual skin contact or through contaminated objects. It can also be acquired by sexual contact. However, everyone who comes in contact with HPV does not get warts as the each person’s immune system responds differently to the virus.