Xerosis: severe dryness of the skin
Xerosis is a dermatological anomaly in which the skin not hydrated enough and is commonly called “dry skin”. This lack of hydratation it is usually due to aging (senile xerosis) or pathologies such as diabetes. Healthy people with cutaneous dry skin may suffer...
THE HYPERHIDROSIS. THE EXCESSIVE INCREASE OF THE SWEAT PRODUCTION.
Hyperhidrosis is a disease that is characterised by chronically increased sweating. An average person sweats when he/she is exposed to high temperatures, when he/she does exerciseor when the person is in stressful situations. In this way, the temperature is regulated,...
BITES OF ARACHNIDS AND INSECTS
The bites by insects and arachnids usually cause immediate cutaneous reactions. In the case of mites, mosquitoes and fleas (parasite insects) they cause itch, while in the case of wasps or bees (poisonous insects) they originate pain. Mosquito bites frequently...
THE VITILIGO. DEFINITION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THIS ACHROMIC LESION
The vitiligo is a benign, no contagious disease and unknown cause which passes on with the death of melanocytes or responsible cells of the pigmentation of the skin. The death of melanocytes entails the absence of melanin (responsible substance of the pigmentation of...