Vesicular & pustular exanthems Varicella infection is benign and self-limiting, but has the potential to cause life- and limb-threatening complications in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts.
The distribution of domestic diagnosis codes divided into eight diagnosis subgroups is shown in table 2. In patients under the broad category of psoriasis, the proportion of males was below 50% for ...
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that manifests in different forms. These include plaque psoriasis, guttate psoriasis, inverse psoriasis, pustular psoriasis, and erythrodermic psoriasis.
Scientists believe the hormone hepcidin, when produced in the skin, may be the root cause of psoriasis -- a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease that affects 2-3% of the global population.
The link between streptococcal tonsillitis and first onset of psoriasis is well known. Here we show that streptococcal infection is confined to a particular subtype of non-pustular psoriasis, which is ...
Tiny blisters can form as fluids beneath the skin start to pool. A rare form of psoriasis, known as pustular psoriasis, can cause white or yellow blisters filled with pus. When it affects the feet, it ...