Contagious Skin & Nail Diseases
Inflammation of the mucous membrane around the eye due to chemical, bacterial, or viral causes.
What is conjunctivitis?
Excessive perspiration due to an underlying medical condition.
What is diaphoresis?
Caused by exposure and direct skin contact with an allergen.
What is allergic contact dermatitis?
Thickening of the skin caused by a mass of keratinocytes.
What is hyperkeratosis?
Group of boils.
What are carbuncles?
A bacterial infection of the skin characterized by clusters of small blisters or crusty lesions filled with bacteria.
What is impetigo?
Chronic excessive perspiration caused by heat, genetics, stress, or medications.
What is hyperhidrosis?
An inflammatory, painful itching disease of the skin that is acute or chronic in nature and has dry or moist lesions.
What is eczema?
Also known as a wart?
What is verruca?
Also known as a boil, a subcutaneous abcess filled with pus caused by bacteria in glands or hair follicles.
What is a furuncle?
Also known as shingles.
What is herpes zoster?
A deficiency in perspiration due to failure of the sweat glands.
What is anhidrosis?
Acne like condition around the mouth consisting mainly of small clusters of papules and is not contagious.
What is perioral dermatitis?
Also known as ringworm caused by a fungus and is not a worm.
What is tinea corporis?
Hair grows under the surface instead of growing up and out of the follicle. Also known as an ingrown hair.
What is folliculitis?
Fever blisters or cold sores.
What is herpes simplex virus 1?
Also known as prickly heat, acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands.
What is miliaria rubra?
Form of eczema characterized by inflammation , dry or oily, scaling or crusting and or itchiness.
What is seborrheic dermatitis?
An abnormally thick buildup of skin cells.
What is keratosis?
A sebaceous cyst or tumor filled with sebum. Also known as a wen.
What is a steatoma?
Fungal infection that produces symptoms of thick, brittle, discolored nails.
What is onychomycosis?
Foul-smelling perspiration, usually in the armpits or on the feet.
What is bromhidrosis?
Caused by poor circulation in the lower legs.
What is stasis dermatitis?
An itchy skin disease characterized by red patches covered with white-silver scales.
What is psoriasis?
Also known as razor bumps and resembles folliculitis without the pus or infection.
What is pseudofolliculitis?