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2. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common ... - AOL

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   It can appear hours to days after exposure. Treatment: Treating contact dermatitis usually involves applying steroid creams or ointments to your skin, Dr. Zeichner says. In more severe cases, your ...

3. Psoriasis - Wikipedia

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   The history of psoriasis is littered with treatments of dubious effectiveness and high toxicity. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Fowler's solution, which contains a poisonous and carcinogenic arsenic compound, was used by dermatologists as a treatment for psoriasis. [135] Mercury was also used for psoriasis treatment during this time. [135]

4. 13 Reasons for Scabs on Your Scalp and How to Treat Each ...

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   Treatment options: There are prescription and OTC medications, such as 5% Benzyl alcohol lotion. Medicated shampoos and special combs can help rid the hair of eggs and bugs as well.

5. Understanding The Power Of Light Therapy For Psoriasis - AOL

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   Psoriasis occurs when a person's immune system becomes overactive, leading to the rapid multiplication of their skin cells. This results in scaly, inflamed patches of skin, most likely on the ...

6. Goeckerman therapy - Wikipedia

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   [8] [9] However, Goeckerman therapy is considered safe although use of tar may have the side-effects of contact dermatitis and mild local burning due to tar hypersensitivity. A retrospective study by Stern et al., of 1,373 patients concluded that there was an increase in skin cancers in those receiving repeated Goeckerman treatments compared to ...

7. PUVA therapy - Wikipedia

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   PUVA (psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large plaque parapsoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen.