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Dyshidrosis is a type of dermatitis, characterized by itchy vesicles of 1–2 mm in size, on the palms of the hands, sides of fingers, or bottoms of the feet. [8] Outbreaks usually conclude within three to four weeks, but often recur. [4] [8] Repeated attacks may result in fissures and skin thickening. [7] The cause of the condition is not ...
The earliest sign of a contracture is a triangular "puckering" of the skin of the palm as it passes over the flexor tendon just before the flexor crease of the finger, at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint. [citation needed] Late stage Dupuytren's contracture upon the left hand affecting the little finger and the ring finger but not the index ...
Bald spot on the scalp or a ring of itchy red skin Anywhere Syphilis: Rash that is red but not itchy Palms of hands or soles of feet Jock itch, yeast infection or diaper rash: Red itchy rash Groin Tinea versicolor: Light coloured patches Anywhere Impetigo: Crusted, tan-colored sores Near nose or lip Scabies: Bite-like sores that itch and spread ...
A plantar wart is a small lesion that appears on the surface of the skin and typically resembles a cauliflower, with tiny black petechiae (tiny hemorrhages under the skin) in the center. Pinpoint bleeding may occur when these are scratched. Plantar warts occur on the soles of feet and toes.
Tinea nigra (also known as "superficial phaeohyphomycosis", [2] and "Tinea nigra palmaris et plantaris" [18]) is a superficial fungal infection that causes dark brown to black painless patches on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. [11]
Infected hair shafts are broken off just at the base, leaving a black dot just under the surface of the skin, and alopecia can result. [3] Scraping these residual black dot will yield the best diagnostic scrapings for microscopic exam. Numerous green arthrospores will be seen under the microscope inside the stubbles of broken hair shafts at 400×.
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Paroxysmal hand hematoma is a skin condition characterized by spontaneous focal hemorrhage into the palm or the volar surface of a finger, which results in transitory localized pain, followed by rapid swelling and localized blueish discoloration.