Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (dermatology)

Microsporia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Microsporia, a disease that affects the skin and hair, is more common in children. The causative agents of the microspores are classified by etiologic signs into anthropophiles, zoophiles and geophiles.

Trichophytia

Trichophytosis is a fungal skin disease caused by fungi of the genus Trichophyton. According to the ecological sign of causative agents, anthropophilous (affects only humans), zooanthroponous (strikes human, agricultural and wild animals) and geophytic (strikes human and animals sporadically) trichophytosis.

Pityriasis versicolor

The causative agent of the disease is Mallasseria furfur. Multicolored lichen occurs as a result of transformation of the saprophilic form into a pathogenic form or infection from the outside. The development of multi-colored hair loss is facilitated by the weakening of the immune system, increased sweating, endocrine disorders.

Fungal diseases of the skin

Skin diseases caused by pathogenic fungi are called dermatomycosis. Fungi affect the skin, hair, nail plates and internal organs. There are several classifications of fungal diseases of the skin. Some are based on the generic and species belonging to fungi, others - on the location of the pathological process.

Benign granuloma on the pedicle

Some scientists believe that pyogenic granuloma is a peculiar form of pyoderma. Some dermatologists view it as a capillary hemangioma with a secondary granulomatous response. In recent years, it has been suggested that the disease is based on an angioblastoma, to which a bacterial infection

Skin Changes in Leprosy

Leprosy (leprosy, Hansen's disease) is a chronic infectious disease caused by mycobacterium leprae. Men are sick more often. Negroes are more predisposed to leprosy, but the disease is easier for them.

Lupus

Tuberculosis of the skin is a chronic disease that occurs with exacerbations and relapses. Factors contributing to the development of exacerbation and relapse are insufficient duration of the main course of treatment, inadequacy of anti-relapse treatment, poor tolerance of anti-tuberculosis drugs, developing resistance to them strains of mycobacteria.

Toxidermy

Toxidermy (toxicodermia) is a common toxic and allergic disease with predominant manifestations on the skin and mucous membranes, resulting from the hematogenous spread of chemical (medicinal, rarely - protein allergens that enter the body by ingestion or injection parenterally, with inhalation or with massive resorption through skin and mucous membrane.

Dermatitis

Dermatitis is the most common pathology of the skin. Due to the constant impact on it of various environmental factors both in everyday life and in the conditions of large-scale industrial production and agriculture.

Neurodermatitis

Neurodermatitis is a group of allergic dermatoses and is the most common skin disease. In recent decades, its frequency tends to increase.

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