The Ultimate Body Skincare Routine
We often pamper our faces, but the rest of our body quietly works hard for us every day and is often overlooked. Caring for it doesn’t have to be complicated. Just a few steps can keep your skin feeling soft, supple, and healthy. Let’s jump into “skinification”! Start with Clean Skin Using the Right […]
Tame That Rash: A Guide to Steroid Creams
If you’ve ever dealt with a stubborn rash, or itchy, angry skin, your doctor may have given you a topical corticosteroid, or steroid cream. They’re really incredibly helpful for calming inflammation and easing irritation. What Are Topical Corticosteroids? Topical corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory medicines applied directly to the skin. They’re designed to reduce redness, swelling, itchiness, […]
Is It Eczema or Psoriasis?
Picture this: you’re sitting in your office chair or lounging in the living room when you realize you’ve been scratching the intense itching of your skin a lot more than usual. When you examine the itchy places, you discover a red, flaky patch of skin. You probably head straight to the internet to figure out […]
Scaling & Itching
Also known as pruritus which means a desire to scratch. Skin scales are a sign of dry skin and skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. Scratching temporarily relieves itching but can damage the skin, sometimes results in more itching. Prolonged scratching can cause thickened and scaly skin (called lichenification). It is the common symptom of hives, dry skin, eczema, contact dermatitis and fungal skin infection.
Rough, leathery or scaly patches of skin
These are also known as skin plaques. Plaques are flat or raised areas or groups of small bumps typically more than 10 millimeters (0.4 inch) in diameter. It can appear like few small spots that look similar to dandruff or it can be huge eruptions that cover larger parts of the body, like the forearms. Plaque can cause itching, burning and swelling and are most commonly associated with psoriasis. It appears most commonly on the elbows, knees, scalp and lower back.
Round, disk shaped skin lesions
It is also called as discoid lupus erythematosus. It commonly occurs in face and scalp and sometimes affects, palm, fingers, ears, etc. It is red, scaly and thick, may cause itching however majority of the time it does not cause any symptoms. The symptoms are aggravated when skin comes in contact with the Sun light so it is advisable to use sun screen cream.
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