enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Keratolysis exfoliativa - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratolysis_exfoliativa

   Keratolysis exfoliativa (also known as" lamellar dyshidrosis ", [1] " recurrent focal palmar peeling ", [2] " recurrent palmar peeling " [1]: 212 [2]) is a sometimes harmless, sometimes painful skin condition that can affect the focal surface of the fingers and/or the palm or soles of the feet. It is often misdiagnosed as chronic contact ...

3. Psoriasis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoriasis

   Psoriasis is a long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin. [ 4 ][ 5 ] These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy, and scaly. [ 8 ][ 3 ] Psoriasis varies in severity from small localized patches to complete body coverage. [ 3 ] Injury to the skin can trigger psoriatic skin changes at that spot ...

4. What To Know about Erythrodermic Psoriasis - AOL

   www.aol.com/know-erythrodermic-psoriasis...

   Erythrodermic psoriasis is serious and may be life-threatening. It causes redness and swelling in the skin that looks like a burn. This type of psoriasis covers at least 75% of the body ...

5. Are foot peels safe? Derms weigh in - AOL

   www.aol.com/news/foot-peels-safe-derms-weigh...

   Foot condition. Before applying a foot peel, take note of the state your feet are currently in. If you have calluses and want to treat them, a foot peel can help soften them, but it’s just a ...

6. Desquamation - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desquamation

   Scale forms on the skin surface in various disease settings, and is the result of abnormal desquamation. In pathologic desquamation, such as that seen in X-linked ichthyosis, the stratum corneum becomes thicker (hyperkeratosis), imparting a "dry" or scaly appearance to the skin, and instead of detaching as single cells, corneocytes are shed in clusters, which forms visible scales. [2]

7. Ichthyosis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyosis

   Ichthyosis (also named fish scale disease) [1] is a family of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin. [2] The more than 20 types of ichthyosis range in severity of symptoms, outward appearance, underlying genetic cause and mode of inheritance (e.g., dominant, recessive, autosomal or X-linked). [3]