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Acne | 1548 Members |
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Albinism | 61 Members |
| Albinism (from Latin albus, meaning "white") is a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. Albinism is an inherited condition resulting from the combination of recessive alleles passed from both parents of an individual. T... | |
Alopecia Areata | 372 Members |
| Alopecia areata ("baldness in spots") is a form of hair loss from areas of the body, usually from the scalp. Because it causes bald spots on the head especially in the first stages, it is also called spot baldness. Hair loss can e... | |
Androgenic Alopecia | 96 Members |
| Androgenic alopecia (also known as androgenetic alopecia or alopecia androgenetica) is a common form of hair loss in both men and women. The pattern of hair loss in women differs from male-pattern baldness. In women, the hair be... | |
Body Modification | 392 Members |
| Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, such as: sexual enhancement; a rite of passage; aesthetic reasons; denoting affiliation, trus... | |
Burns | 161 Members |
| A burn is a type of injury to the skin caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation (an example of the latter is sunburn). In classical medical literature, there were six degrees, the first three of which are still commonl... | |
Eczema | 1400 Members |
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome | 425 Members |
| Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of rare genetic disorders caused by a defect in collagen synthesis. Depending on the individual mutation, the severity of the disease can vary from mild to life-threatening. There is no known cure... | |
Hidradenitis Suppurativa | 1943 Members |
| Hidradenitis suppurativa or HS is a skin disease that affects areas bearing apocrine sweat glands and hair follicles; such as the underarms, groin and buttocks, and under the breasts in women. The disease manifests as clusters ... | |
Hives | 421 Members |
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Hyperhidrosis | 392 Members |
| Primary hyperhidrosis is the condition characterized by abnormally increased perspiration, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature. Some patients afflicted with the condition experience a distinct reduction i... | |
Molluscum Contagiosum | 143 Members |
| Molluscum contagiosum are wart-like tumors of the skin caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV-1 to -4), a DNA poxvirus. This condition is commonly found in young children and affects the body, arms, and legs. It is spread ... | |
Morgellons Disease | 105 Members |
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Organ Transplants | 351 Members |
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Pemphigus | 77 Members |
| Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that causes blistering and raw sores on skin and mucous membranes. As with other autoimmune disorders, it is caused when the body's defenses mistake its own tissues as foreign, and attack the ce... | |
Polymyositis & Dermatomyositis | 509 Members |
| Dermatomyositis (DM) is a connective-tissue disease related to Polymyositis (PM) that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. The cause is unknown, but it may result from either a viral infection or an autoim... | |
Psoriasis | 1694 Members |
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Rosacea | 291 Members |
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Scleroderma | 220 Members |
| Scleroderma is a rare, chronic disease characterized by excessive deposits of collagen. Progressive systemic scleroderma or systemic sclerosis, the generalised type of the disease, can be fatal. The localised type of the disease t... | |
Shingles | 932 Members |
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Skin Cancer | 388 Members |
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Vitiligo | 164 Members |
| Vitiligo or leukoderma is a skin disease that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular white patches of skin. The precise etiology of the disease is complex and not fully understood. There is some evidence suggesting it is c... | |
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