"I know that I'm a black girl and that's what I am, even though it appears that I'm something else," Desiree said. A medical mystery doctors still don't fully understand made her skin color different from that of her brother and her parents. When people see them together, many assu...
Changes in color of the skin and systemic diseaseWhen looking for diseases of the skin, this is usually done in a holistic way, automatically and unconsciously, by recognizing localization, distribution, and appearance of the primary or secondary skin lesions. When Robert Willan (1757-1812) ...
This discussion is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all conditions hut rather it gives selective examples to emphasize the variety arid scope of diseases that are properly classified as peripheral vascular diseases and to stress the importance of color changes of the skin of the ...
The arteries (blood vessels) that carry blood to your fingers, toes, ears, or nose tighten. This is often triggered by cold or emotional stress. The decrease in blood flow causes a lack of oxygen and changes in skin color. Over time, ulcers or gangrene (tissue death) may develop if ...
The discernible clustering of diverse skin conditions indicates that the features employed in our analysis can capture distinct attributes that are relevant to each disorder. In Fig. 2b we mapped the average top-1 specificity and sensitivity of each disease to the scatter plot. All the specificity...
This year, more than 1 million Americans and more than 10 million people worldwide are expected to be diagnosed with cancer, a disease commonly believed to
The skin functions as the outermost protective barrier to the internal organs and major vessels; thus, delayed regeneration from acute injury could induce serious clinical complications. For rapid recovery of skin wounds, promoting re-epithelialization o
Psoriasis is a stable, recurring skin disease that affects up to 2% of the global population, characterized by well-defined macroscopic skin changes [168]. The development of psoriatic lesions involves two diverse cell types, mononuclear leukocytes, and epidermal keratinocytes. Keratinocytes produce ...
Many biological processes, such as interactions with metal complexes, the scavenging of free radicals, changes in the activity of different enzymes, and impacts on intracellular signaling pathways and gene expression are all biological processes that contribute to this protection. A diet that is high ...
If you have secondary Raynaud’s, your doctor might prescribe medicines to control yourblood pressureand relax your blood vessels. If you get sores on your skin as a result, you might need to apply a cream that contains one of these drugs. These include: ...