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Dermatosis papulosa nigra (DPN) is a condition of many small, benign skin lesions on the face, a condition generally presenting on dark-skinned individuals. [1]: 638–9 DPN is extremely common, affecting up to 30% of Black people in the US. [2] From a histological perspective, DPN resembles seborrheic keratoses. [3]
Cherry angioma, also called cherry hemangioma [1] or Campbell de Morgan Spot, [2] is a small bright red dome-shaped bump on the skin. [3] It ranges between 0.5 – 6 mm in diameter and usually several are present, typically on the chest and arms, and increasing in number with age.
What it looks like: Rosacea causes redness and thick skin on the face, usually clustered in the center. Easy flushing, a stinging sensation, and small, pus-filled pimples are other common signs of ...
It causes fever, cough, and red eyes that may be sore and sensitive to light, spots in the mouth, and a splotchy, red rash that appears on the face and ears, then spreads down the chest and back ...
Higher than normal insulin levels in the blood stream cause the growth of darkened skin over certain areas of the body. No skin treatment will cure it, but acanthosis nigricans may lighten up and possibly disappear by treating the root cause, insulin resistance, but it can take months or years to do so. [ 11 ]
Schamberg's disease is a skin disorder that causes a discoloration of the lower extremities. [4] It usually occurs in the lower extremities and rarely elsewhere. [4] This condition is caused by leaky blood vessels near the surface of the skin. [7] The cause of the leaky capillaries is usually not known. [7]
Fordyce spots on scrotum Fordyce spots on lips. On the shaft of the penis, Fordyce spots are more visible when the skin is stretched, and may only be noticeable during an erection. [8] The spots can also appear on the skin of the scrotum. [8] Oral Fordyce granules appear as rice-like granules, white or yellow-white in color.
Visual snow: dynamic, continuous, tiny dots observed across the entire visual field at any time of the day, regardless of lighting conditions, persisting for more than three months. The dots are usually black/gray on a white background and gray/white on a black background; however, they can also be transparent, white flashing, or colored.