Category Archives: Skin Disorders

What do Doctors call this Condition – Dermatophytosis What is this Condition? Tinea is a fungal infection that may affect the scalp (tinea capitis), body (tinea corporis), nails (tinea unguium), feet (tinea pedis), groin (tinea cruris), and bearded skin (tinea … Continue reading →

What is this Condition? Dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin that occurs in several forms, including atopic, seborrheic, nummular (coin-shaped), contact, chronic, localized neurodermatitis, exfoliative, and stasis. The discussion below focuses on atopic dermatitis. (For information on contact dermatitis, … Continue reading →

Skin is composed of two layers. The surface layer that you see is a thin covering called the epidermis. Below the epidermis is a thicker layer, the dermis. The dermis contains many specialized structures such as hair follicles and sweat … Continue reading →

Normal skin contains special cells called melanocytes that produce the brown skin coloring pigment melanin. There are several conditions in which melanocytes are either abnormal or abnormally distributed. Sometimes they are fewer in number or less active than usual; this … Continue reading →