This covers the dermatological illnesses and affections common to feet.
Many dermatological affections can be found in the foot, such as hyperkeratosisand helomas(corns and calluses), fungal infections (athlete’s foot), bacteria (erythrasma, pittedkeratolysis) and viruses (papillomas or warts), alterations in sweat (hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating, xerosis or dry skin), keratoderma or pathological thickening of the skin, eczema Dyshidrotic (vesicles accompanied by itching), atopic dermatitis (skin disease with a lot of itching), psoriasis, tumors, etc
We also find nail problems:Onychocryptosisor ingrown toenail, onychogryphosis or horn nails, onychomycosis (fungal nails), chromonychiasor changes in normal colouration of nails, subungualexocytosis or bony prominences, tumours, etc.
The treatment covers both the drug therapy, conservative and preventive measures, the application of a laser system in nail and dermatological disorders and even when necessary, the use of surgery, this being under local anaesthesia and as an outpatient (the patient will be discharged after the procedure), ensuring a professional and personalised treatment.
Piezogenic papules are small protuberances of fatty tissue located in the medial and external zone of the heel. They usually appear from 40 years old and, more frequently, to women. They are small lumps with a spherical shape and mainly painless. It has approximately a diameter of half a centimeter and it is possible that […]
The plantar heloma, commonly known as “pin” is a focused hyperkeratosis which affects the deepest layer of the epidermis as a consequence of the pressure caused in the skin by an osseous point or an external agent in the same direction and opposite direction. Occasionally, the alteration of the stratum basale and of the epidermic […]
The dyshidrotic eczema, also known as dyshidrosis or pompholyx, is a recidivative eczema of chronic aspect which appears like a kind of vesicles of different sizes in hands and feet. The dyshidrotic eczema is not a contagious pathology and it appears making groups of vesicles with transparent or serohematic contents. Its cause is still unknown, […]
