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- Title:
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Description:
- Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH), or Duhring's disease, is a chronic blistering skin condition, characterised by blisters filled with a watery fluid. Despite its name, DH is neither related to nor caused by herpes virus: the name means that it is a skin inflammation having an appearance similar to herpes.
- Keyword:
- itching, DH, skin lesions, papules, Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous, Skin, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, vesicles
- Subject:
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Autoimmune Diseases, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Dermatitis, Immune System Diseases, Skin Diseases
- Creator:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center, Kathryn Russel, MD
- Publisher:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Title:
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
- Description:
- Ppyoderma gangreno´sum a rapidly evolving cutaneous ulcer or ulcers, with undermining of the border. Once regarded as a complication peculiar to ulcerative colitis, it is now known to occur in other wasting diseases.
- Keyword:
- Skin, Skin Diseases, Vascular, cutaneous ulcer
- Subject:
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
- Creator:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center, Kathryn Russel, MD
- Publisher:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Title:
- Herpes Zoster, Shingles
- Description:
- Shingles, also called herpes zoster or zona, gets its name from both the Latin and French words for belt or girdle and refers to girdle-likeskin eruptions that may occur on the trunk of the body. The virus that causes chickenpox, the varicella zoster virus (VSV), can becomedormant in nerve cells after an episode of chickenpox and later reemerge as shingles. Initially, red patches of rash develop into blisters.Because the virus travels along the nerve to the skin, it can damage the nerve and cause it to become inflamed. This condition can be verypainful. If the pain persists long after the rash disappears, it is known as postherpetic neuralgia.
- Keyword:
- Virus, skin eruption, infection, pain, Herpes Zoster
- Subject:
- Virus Diseases, DNA Virus Infections, Herpesviridae Infections, Herpes Zoster
- Creator:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center, Kathryn Russel, MD
- Publisher:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Title:
- Herpes Zoster, Shingles
- Description:
- Shingles, also called herpes zoster or zona, gets its name from both the Latin and French words for belt or girdle and refers to girdle-likeskin eruptions that may occur on the trunk of the body. The virus that causes chickenpox, the varicella zoster virus (VSV), can becomedormant in nerve cells after an episode of chickenpox and later reemerge as shingles. Initially, red patches of rash develop into blisters.Because the virus travels along the nerve to the skin, it can damage the nerve and cause it to become inflamed. This condition can be verypainful. If the pain persists long after the rash disappears, it is known as postherpetic neuralgia.
- Keyword:
- Herpes Zoster, pain, infection, skin eruption, Virus
- Subject:
- Herpesviridae Infections, DNA Virus Infections, Herpes Zoster, Virus Diseases
- Creator:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center, Kathryn Russel, MD
- Publisher:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
