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| Abscess - Often the result of a puncture wound (unsterilized needles, animal bites, etc.). Effectively sealed ins... |
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| Rosaceae - Produces Acne-like symptoms, but occurs in middle age; cheeks and nose flush easily, becoming permanen... |
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| Boils & Carbuncles - Infections of the hair follicles, usually the work of Staphylococcus bacteria (also responsi... |
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| Burning Feet - Continuous burning and smarting of the feet, possibly due to vitamin deficiency, but in most cases... |
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| Corns & Calluses - Under constant or repeated pressure, skin thickens and hardens; calluses are patches of hard s... |
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| Cracks & Fissures - For reasons which are not fully understood but which are generally labelled 'constitution... |
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| Dandruff - Excessive amounts of flaking skin on scalp, sometimes with itchiness and redness; may be a symptom of ... |
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| Eczema (Dermatitis) - Local inflammation of the skin, accompanied itching, redness, weeping, blistering, and blee... |
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| Erysipelas (Cellulitis) - Streptococcus infection of broken skin, usually on face or lower leg, causing mild Feve... |
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| Greasy Hair - Caused by overactivity of the sebaceous glands, which produce a waxy substance called sebum to keep... |
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| Greying Hair - Essentially, we all go grey when our genes say so, when they turn off the pigment-producing cells ... |
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| Hair Loss - A natural process, since hair is continuously growing, but if hair growth temporarily slows down as i... |
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| Impetigo - Contagious bacterial infection of the skin, more common in children than adults, but not serious excep... |
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| Lichen Planus - An itchy outbreak of small, shiny, purplish - red lumps often on arms and legs, but occasionally ... |
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| Nail Problems - Disorders specifically affecting the nails are few; more often, discolouration or deformity is th... |
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| Perspiration Problems - Sweat glands (eccrine glands) are most plentiful on forehead and scalp, palms of hands, s... |
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| Pityriasis Rosea - A skin rash, probably caused by a virus, which mainly affects children and young adults, espec... |
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| Prickly Heat - Acute itchiness most common among fair-skinned people in tropical or sub-tropical climates... |
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| Psoriasis - An inherited skin condition in which the epidermis produces new cells too fast for keratin formation ... |
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| Scarring - Once blood clotting has effectively sealed a wound and special white blood cells have disposed of bact... |
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| Sebaceous Cysts (Wens) - Smooth, yellowish lumps under the skin, especially on the scalp, with small sacs of whit... |
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| Solar Keratoses - Rough red patches on skin which develop as result of prolonged exposure to strong sunlight; mos... |
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| Warts - Caused by viruses which invade the skin and cause the cells to multiply rapidly, forming raised lumps, un... |
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