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  1. Epidermolysis Bullosa Congenita

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    Description: Epidermolysis bullosa congenita - multiple blisters over the weight-bearing areas Form of epidermolysis bullosa characterized by atrophy of blistered areas, severe scarring, and nail changes. It is most often present at birth or in early infancy and occurs in both autosomal dominant and recessive forms. All forms of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa result from mutations in collagen type VII, a major component fibrils of basement membrane and epidermis.
    Keywords: severe scarring, Congenital disease, Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous, nail changes, atrophy of blistered areas

  2. Radiation Dermatitis

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    Description: Radiation dermatitis - scaly pigmented scalp Radiation dermatitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to ionizing radiation, as in cancer radiation therapy. Symptoms, which may not appear until 3 weeks after exposure, include redness, blistering, and sloughing of the skin. In severe cases the condition can progress to scarring, fibrosis, and atrophy. There may also be changes in skin pigmentation. Also called radiodermatitis.
    Keywords: Skin, radiation therapy, radiation exposure, Radiodermatitis

  3. Scleroderma

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    Description: Scleroderma - pseudo claw hand Scleroderma is a progressive disease that affects the skin and connective tissue (including cartilage, bone, fat, and the tissue that supports the nerves and blood vessels throughout the body). There are two major forms of the disorder. The type known as localized scleroderma mainly affects the skin. Systemic scleroderma, which is also called systemic sclerosis, affects the smaller blood vessels and internal organs of the body.
    Keywords: Scleroderma, Systemic, connective tissue, skin disease, Sclerosis

  4. Pustule

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    Description: Pustule - circumscribed skin elevation containing pus, e.g. bullous impetigo Pustule is a a small, elevated, circumscribed, pus-containing lesion of the skin.
    Keywords: lesion, Pus, skin

  5. Trophic Ulcer

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    Description: Ulcer, e.g. trophic ulcer Trophic ulcer is a pressure ulcer caused by external trauma to a part of the body that is in poor condition because of disease, vascular insufficiency or loss of afferent nerve fibres.
    Keywords: trophic ulcer, Diabetic ulcer

  6. Tinea Corporis

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    Description: Tinea corporis - well-defined scaly plaque over back, extensive lesions indicate immunosuppression a well-defined, scaling, macular eruption of dermatophytosis that frequently forms annular lesions and may appear on any part of the body.
    Keywords: Fungal infection, Signs and Symptoms, Pathological Conditions, Bacterial Infections and Mycoses, scaling of sking annular lesions

  7. Contact Dermatitis

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    Description: Contact dermatitis from belt buckle - eczematous patch with excoriation over waist Contact dermatitis is a term for a skin reaction (dermatitis) resulting from exposure to allergens (allergic contact dermatitis) or irritants (irritant contact dermatitis). Phototoxic dermatitis occurs when the allergen or irritant is activated by sunlight.
    Keywords: sensitivity, Skin, reaction, Dermatitis, Contact, contact

  8. Dermatology:Alopecia Areata

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    Description: Well-defined patch of non-scarring hair loss with broken hairs on the head above the left ear. Alopecia areata is the loss of scalp and body hair involving microscopically inflammatory patchy areas.
    Keywords: bald patch, Alopecia Circumscripta, hair loss, ear, inflammation, patchiness, balding, alopecia

  9. Dermatology: Alopecia Areata

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    Description: Alopecia areata is the loss of scalp and body hair involving microscopically inflammatory patchy areas. This case comes from an intralesional steroid injection over right eyebrow.
    Keywords: patchiness, facial alopecia, hair loss, Alopecia Circumscripta, balding, inflammation

  10. Dermatology: Alopecia Areata

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    Description: Non-scarring alopecia with broken hair and club hair on head. Alopecia areata is the loss of scalp and body hair involving microscopically inflammatory patchy areas.
    Keywords: inflammation, patchiness, alopecia, hair loss, Alopecia Circumscripta, scarring, balding, bald patch