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Skin conditions

Skin conditions: Introduction

Any condition that affects the skin. The skin is the largest organ in the body and provides a barrier between the body's internal environment and the external environment. It's functions include protection, body temperature regulation and metabolism. ...more »

Symptoms of Skin conditions

• Skin rash
• Skin swelling
• Bruising
• Wound
• Inflammation
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 13 symptoms of Skin conditions

Treatments for Skin conditions

• Vitamin B2 - possibly used for related vitamin B2 deficiency
• Vitamin A - possibly used for related vitamin A deficiency
• Vitamin B6 - possibly used for related vitamin B6 deficiency
• more treatments...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Skin conditions?

• Misdiagnosis of Skin conditions
• Failure to diagnose Skin conditions
• Hidden causes of Skin conditions (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Skin conditions

Skin conditions: Related Patient Stories

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Skin conditions: Deaths

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Types of Skin conditions

• Acne
• Skin infection
• Psoriasis
• Skin rash
• Dermatitis
• more types...»

See full list of 1487 Types of Skin conditions

Causes of Skin conditions

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More information about causes of Skin conditions:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Skin conditions (4 listings)
• Skin conditions as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Skin conditions

Disease Topics Related To Skin conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Skin conditions:

• Psoriasis
• Eczema
• Skin rashes
• Skin disorders
• Skin cancer
• Rosacea
• more related diseases...»

Misdiagnosis and Skin conditions

Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed. The main problem is...read more »

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Skin conditions: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
• more specialists...»

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Skin conditions

Medical research articles related to Skin conditions include:

• ABT-874 Psoriasis ? moderate-to-severe
• Infliximab for the treatment of acute exacerbations of ulcerative colitis
• Ultraviolet A phototherapy for sclerotic skin diseases: a systematic review
• I'm trying to find statistics that suggest a link between asthma and eczema in children - and is there any greater susceptability to contracting other skin conditions?
• HIV for non-HIV specialists - diagnosing the undiagnosed
• Miliaria
• Providing care for patients with skin conditions - guidance and resources for commissioners
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Skin conditions: Animations

More Skin conditions animations & videos

Prognosis for Skin conditions

More about prognosis of Skin conditions

Research about Skin conditions

Visit our research pages for current research about Skin conditions treatments.

Clinical Trials for Skin conditions

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Skin conditions include:

• Ceftobiprole in the Treatment of Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Skin and Skin Structure Infections - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - ceftobiprole medocaril
• Ceftobiprole in the Treatment of Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Skin and Skin Structure Infections - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - ceftobiprole medocaril
• A Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Oral Levofloxacin Compared With Oral Ciprofloxacin in the Treatment of Adults With Mild to Moderate Infections of the Skin and the Supportive Layers Beneath the Skin - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - levofloxacin
• A Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Oral Levofloxacin Compared With Oral Ciprofloxacin in the Treatment of Adults With Uncomplicated Infections of the Skin and the Supportive Layers Beneath the Skin - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Levofloxacin
• Study Comparing Tigecycline and Vancomycin With Aztreonam in Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tigecycline,vancomycin with aztreonam
• more trials...»

See full list of 2370 Clinical Trials for Skin conditions

Prevention of Skin conditions

Prevention information for Skin conditions has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Skin conditions.

• Vitamin A - possibly used for related vitamin A deficiency
• more preventions...»

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Statistics for Skin conditions

• Medical statistics for Skin conditions
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Skin conditions
• Death and Mortality statistics for Skin conditions
• Society statistics for Skin conditions

Skin conditions Message Boards

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Skin conditions, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Skin conditions:

A disease affecting the skin - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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