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Edema

Edema (oedema) - excessive accumulation of extracellular (interstitial) fluid in the tissues of the body. Edema occurs primarily in the subcutaneous tissue, especially where it is more friable.

Dry skin

Dry skin can be either a reflection of physiological changes in the body (eg, aging, menopausal changes due to a significant decrease in the content of estrogen in the blood), and painful conditions.

The elasticity of the skin depends on the content of the liquid in it and the properties of its constituents (primarily connective tissue proteins), the elasticity of the skin is checked by collecting the skin in a fold and observing its expansion. Normal turgor is characterized by sufficient elasticity of the skin, when the released skin fold is instantly straightened.

Increased sweating

Sometimes excessive sweating is accompanied by a special rash (sweating) in the form of vesicles the size of a poppy seed covering the skin, like dew. The sweating is caused by a blockage of the excretory ducts of sweat glands.

Hair loss (hair loss)

Alopecia (baldness) - absence or thinning of hair on the skin in places of usual growth (more often on the scalp). The causes of rapid hair loss can be the following conditions.

Hemophilia

Hirsutism - excessive hairiness in women, expressed by the appearance of mustaches and beards, the growth of hair on the trunk and extremities, arises from the excess of androgen circulating in the blood (male sex hormones).

Skin discoloration

Jaundice coloration of the skin can be observed as a result of an increase in the blood content of bilirubin, with the most yellow jaundice appears on the sclera, then it spreads to the mucous membrane of the oral cavity (primarily the sublingual region, the tongue bridle), the skin of the face, palms, and other areas.

Cyanosis (cyanosis of the skin)

Cyanosis (Greek kyanos- dark blue) is a cyanotic shade of the skin and mucous membranes, caused by an increase in the amount of reduced (depleted oxygen) hemoglobin or its derivatives in small vessels of various parts of the body. Usually cyanosis is most noticeable on the lips, nail beds, ear lobes, gums.

Pale skin

Permanent and often increasing paleness of the skin occurs when the hemoglobin content in the blood decreases (anemia), for example, in acute blood loss or various blood diseases.

Redness of the skin

In people with a labile autonomic nervous system, blushing and redness of the skin can alternate due to fluctuations in tone, and, consequently, blood filling of small arteries and arterioles of the skin.

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