Medical articles of Skin diseases

21/10/2024
Dr Mohammad Umar
GP
Common skin conditions: When should you see your GP?
Many people have skin conditions at a point in their lives. These can range from minor issues like dryness to more serious problems like skin diseases, infections or skin cancer.
26/10/2023
Dr George Kravvas
Dermatologist
Your guide to genital skin conditions and solutions
The skin is the largest organ of the human body, and it serves several roles, including as a protective barrier against the external environment. Like any other part of the body, the genital region is susceptible to a range of skin diseases. These conditions can be uncomfortable, embarrassing, and even life-threatening. In this online article, Dr George Kravvas explores six unique genital skin diseases, their causes, symptoms, and available treatment options.
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29/06/2023
Dr Sue Peacock
Psychologist
Psychosomatic skin problems (Part 2): How psychological techniques can help manage psychosomatic symptoms
The relationship between mental health and skin health is complex and, in some cases, psychosomatic in nature (connecting both mind and body). Following on from the first part, renowned consultant health psychologist Dr Sue Peacock provides an expert insight into how psychological techniques and approaches can help manage psychosomatic symptoms, in this conclusion of a two-part series of articles on psychosomatic skin problems.
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29/06/2023
Dr Sue Peacock
Psychologist
Psychosomatic skin problems (Part 1): How mental health affects skin health
The relationship between mental health and skin health is complex and, in some cases, psychosomatic in nature (connecting both mind and body). In the first of a two-part series of articles on psychosomatic skin problems, renowned consultant health psychologist, Dr Sue Peacock, provides an expert insight into how mental health affects skin health, and vice versa.
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29/03/2023
Miss Jennifer O'Neill
Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon
Common skin lesions, their symptoms and treatment
There are several different skin lesions. They can be split into two groups: benign skin lesions and malignant skin cancers. Benign skin lesions are quite common. Usually, they are benign moles and are extremely common. Other skin lesions come as people get older such as seborrhoeic keratoses, which are warty, benign lesions that some people get.
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15/03/2022
Dr Ravi Ratnavel
Dermatologist
Skin rashes: how dangerous are they, and who is most at risk?
Here, leading London-based consultant dermatologist, Dr Ravi Ratnavel, provides a comprehensive overview of the most dangerous kinds of skin rashes, and also reveals who is most at risk of suffering from them.
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10/11/2020
Dr Ravi Ratnavel
Dermatologist
Inflammatory skin diseases explained by a specialist
Leading dermatologist Dr Ravi Ratnavel shares his professional expertise on inflammatory skin disease, common and uncommon inflammatory skin conditions as well as prevention and treatment.
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29/09/2020
Professor Andrew Wright
Dermatologist
Psoriasis: who does it affect and what are the latest treatments?
Around 2% of the UK population are affected by psoriasis; a condition that causes rashes to appear on the scalp, hands, feet, elbows and knees. Professor Andrew Leslie Wright, a leading consultant dermatologist in Bradford and Leeds, discusses how psoriasis is treated, who and what are the latest advancements in treatments.
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24/04/2020
Dr Deirdre Buckley
Dermatologist
Coronavirus and skin care: FAQs and tips for healthy skin during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered everyone's habits and it's likely to be affecting your skin. In this article we spoke to Dr Deirdre Buckley, an expert dermatologist. She gave us some top tips for looking after your skin during the pandemic and answered some FAQs about coronavirus. We found out whether personal protective equipment can affect our skin and whether we're more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus if we have psoriasis.