Skin disease encompasses a wide range of ailments that affect the skin, including infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, allergic reactions, skin malignancies, and parasites. These diseases ...

Recognizing that skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa present differently in skin of color can prevent delays in diagnosis and treatment, explained James ...

When including patients who had a mole check or cancer screening, the proportion of patients with at least 1 dermatological condition or disease increased to 47%; both non-melanoma and melanoma skin ...

Excoriation disorder, also known as dermatillomania, is a skin-picking condition. People with excoriation disorder will pick, scrape, rub, scratch, or pull at their skin, sometimes to the point where ...

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021 reported 44.84 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) because of skin and subcutaneous diseases. Researchers utilized data from the GBD Study 2021 ...

Peyton Fleagle was just a toddler when his parents first noticed itchy scales appear on his skin. Eventually, the scales covered 95% of Peyton’s body. Fleagle, who is now 12, has a condition called ...

Most children with chronic skin diseases — such as acne, alopecia, eczema, psoriasis, and vitiligo — experience mental health and social challenges related to their condition, which can include ...

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, a team of Polish researchers conducted a review to understand the connection between the gut microbiome and ...

The emerging field of psychodermatology reminds us that the connection between the brain and skin is not only real but significant. It focuses on the interplay between psychiatry and dermatology, ...

A global study finds that almost half of all people with conditions like atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and acne are unable to sleep well at night, which can leave them struggling to perform well at ...