Psoriasis is a common, chronic, recurrent inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by well circumscribed, erythematous, dry, scaling plaques that are usually covered by silvery white scale (plaque type, the most common form). The lesions tend to be symmetric and have a predilection for the scalp, nails, extensor surfaces of the limbs, umbilical region and… Read more »
There are over a 150 different types of human papilloma virus, the virus that causes verruca vulgaris, more commonly referred to as warts. Warts are very common…in Australia 22% and in the Netherlands 33% of children were found to have cutaneous warts. Human papillomavirus type 1, 2, 4, 27, 57, and 63 cause common warts. … Read more »
Acne Vulgaris is what you commonly call…acne. It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous follicles and is characterized by comedones (closed comedo or white heads and open comedo or black heads), papules, pustules, nodules, and often scars. The comedo is the primary lesion of acne. Acne primarily involves the face, neck, upper trunk… Read more »