12 Skin Conditions You Should Know About

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Is your skin red, itchy, inflamed, or painful?

These symptoms can indicate a host of skin conditions, including rosacea, dyshidrotic eczema, contact dermatitis, ringworm, impetigo, pityriasis rosea or Rubra, actinic keratosis, tinea versicolor, cellulitis, and seborrhea.https://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty-pictures/skin-conditions-you-should-know-about.aspx

Many skin conditions have no known cause, while others are due to such disparate causes as sun exposure or genetics. A few, like ringworm and impetigo, are the result of your skin coming into contact with a microorganism, like a fungus or certain bacteria.

Jeffrey Weinberg, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and associate clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai in New York City, says all of these conditions are treatable and generally not life-threatening. He adds that while a majority of skin conditions — at least those not related to infection — are never completely cured, most can be managed.https://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty-pictures/skin-conditions-you-should-know-about.aspx

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Ringworm, also known as “tinea” or “dermatophytosis,” has nothing to do with a worm, but the "ring" part of its name comes from the fact that it can cause a ring-shaped rash that’s red and itchy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rather than a worm, a contagious fungal infection that lives on the skin, surfaces, or items like towels, clothes, and bedding causes ringworm.

Symptoms, which include itchy, red, and cracked skin that’s sometimes accompanied by hair loss, typically appear between 4 and 14 days after coming into contact with the fungus, according to the CDC.

To diagnose ringworm, doctors may take a skin sample to view under a microscope, though they may also be able to diagnose just by looking at it, according to the Mayo Clinic. Once diagnosed, ringworm is treated with topical antifungal creams or ointments that are available over the counter or through a prescription. More severe cases may be treated with antifungal pills, notes the Mayo Clinic.
Can’t stop blushing? It could be rosacea, a chronic, long-lasting skin condition that affects roughly 14 million Americans, most often adults between the ages of 30 and 60, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The condition usually hits men harder, though women are three to four times more likely to develop rosacea than men. And it usually affects pale-skinned people, says Joyce Davis, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in New York City.https://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty-pictures/skin-conditions-you-should-know-about.aspx

Rosacea occurs when facial blood vessels become stimulated and dilate, Dr. Weinberg says, causing the skin to redden, blush, and flush easily. Other symptoms of rosacea include acne-like breakouts; red, thick, bumpy skin appearing on the face; and eye irritation and vision problems, according to the NIH.
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While there seems to be a genetic component to rosacea, there are also some environmental factors that can trigger flare-ups, including the sun, hot weather, spicy foods, cigarette smoking, and alcohol, according to MedlinePlus.https://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty-pictures/skin-conditions-you-should-know-about.aspx

As far as diagnosing goes, there is no definitive test for rosacea, according to the Mayo Clinic. Your doctor will likely take all of your symptoms into account and rule out other skin conditions.

To treat it, you’ll likely need a combination of good skin-care practices and prescription drugs, such as topical drugs designed to reduce the redness, oral antibiotics to treat bumps and pimples, or an oral acne drug, according to the Mayo Clinic. Laser treatments are another option and may sometimes lessen the redness of rosacea. It’s not a dangerous skin condition, Weinberg says, “but cosmetically it can be problematic.
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