Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema, also known as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia or hand-foot syndrome is reddening, swelling, numbness and desquamation (skin sloughing or peeling) on palms of the hands and soles of the feet (and, occasionally, on the knees, elbows, and elsewhere) that can occur after chemotherapy in patients with cancer.
Erythema gyratum repens is a skin condition that has a strong association with internal cancers. [1] It characteristically presents with red wavy lines , generally in older adults. [ 1 ] These regular whirly rings rapidly and repetitively appear within existing ones, giving the impression that the rash is moving. [ 3 ]
Lung cancer is more frequent if the tripe palms present alone, whereas cancer of the stomach is more frequent when AN is also present. [1] The sign has also been associated with bullous pemphigoid, psoriasis, and exfoliative dermatitis. [2] It is believed that growth factors secreted by cancer cells cause some skin cells to grow. [3]
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes a red scaly rash on the cheeks and nose, says Dr. Parikh. ... itchy, circular rash on the skin with raised edges and a clear center, says Dr. Kamangar ...
A contact dermatitis rash can leave the skin itchy, raised and dry. ... That's why dermatologists often check those areas of skin first when a patient comes in with a skin issue like this, Hu says ...
A rash is essentially inflammation in the skin that can be caused by either an external exposure or an internal factor,” says Joshua Zeichner, M.D., director of cosmetic and clinical research in ...
Keratolytic Winter erythema (also known as Oudtshoorn disease [1] or Oudtshoorn skin [2] [3]) is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease of unknown cause which causes redness and peeling of the skin on the palms and soles. [4] Onset, increased prominence and severity usually occurs during winter. [5] [6] It is a type of genodermatosis. [7]
neglected squamous cell carcinoma skin of scalp Advanced squamous cell carcinoma, excision specimen. Note invasion subcutaneous tissue. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (cSCC), also known as squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous-cell skin cancer, is one of the three principal types of skin cancer, alongside basal-cell carcinoma and melanoma.