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  2. Dermatographic urticaria - Wikipedia

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    Dermatographic urticaria is sometimes called "skin writing", as it is possible to mark deliberate patterns onto the skin. The condition manifests as an allergic-like reaction, causing a warm red wheal to appear on the skin. As it is often the result of scratches, involving contact with other materials, it can be confused with an allergic ...

  3. Skin marking - Wikipedia

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    Skin marking may refer to: Scarifying, scratching, etching, burning / branding, or cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification. Hyperkeratosis, a skin condition; Cutaneous condition, any of various skin conditions; Mole (skin marking), a benign tumor on human skin, usually with darker pigment; Tattoo; Body art

  4. Schamberg disease - Wikipedia

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    Schamberg's disease, (also known as "progressive pigmentary dermatosis of Schamberg", [1] "purpura pigmentosa progressiva" (PPP), [1] and "Schamberg's purpura" [1]) is a chronic discoloration of the skin found in people of all ages, usually only affecting the feet, legs or thighs or a combination.

  5. Vitiligo - Wikipedia

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    Vitiligo (/ ˌ v ɪ t ɪ ˈ l aɪ ɡ oʊ /, vi-ti-leye-goh) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. [1] The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but it may be related to immune system changes, genetic factors, stress, or sun exposure.

  6. Botox complications are rare. But what happens when an ... - AOL

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    We’re living in an era of “tweakments,” where minimally invasive cosmetic procedures like Botox and filler have been reduced to nothing more than an ordinary step in one’s skincare regimen ...

  7. Lichen simplex chronicus - Wikipedia

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    Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is thick leathery skin with exaggerated skin markings caused by sudden itching and excessive rubbing and scratching. [1] It generally results in small bumps, patches, scratch marks and scale. [1] It typically affects the neck, scalp, upper eyelids, ears, palms, soles, ankles, wrists, genital areas and bottom. [1]

  8. Blaschko's lines - Wikipedia

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    Alfred Blaschko, a private practice dermatologist from Berlin, first described and drew the patterns of the lines of Blaschko in 1901. He obtained his data by studying over 140 patients with various nevoid and acquired skin diseases and transposed the visible patterns the diseases followed onto dolls and statues, then compiled the patterns onto a composite schematic of the human body.

  9. Why these 3 Oscar winners turned down their Academy Awards - AOL

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    George C. Scott stands in a field in 1971, the year he would passionately snub both his Oscar nomination (for "Patton") and his subsequent win for the role of the notorious U.S. Army general.