developing strategies for safely handling it, such as with gloves and protective clothing. Keeping the skin, nails, and scalp clean and moisturized can help reduce or prevent the incidence of infectious skin diseases, as can not sharing personal care items such as combs and make-up with others...
It wasn’t until 1841 that anyone realized fungus could be responsible for ringworm. In that year, Hungarian physician David Gruby demonstrated that favus, a scalp infection, had a fungal cause. Unfortunately, his research went largely ignored. In 1934 Chester Emmons published a careful study of...
Fungal infections of the scalp usually cause patchy hair loss. The fungus, similar to the ones that cause athlete's foot and ringworm, often glows under ultraviolet light. Trichotillomania is the name of a mental disorder that causes a person to pull out his or her own hair. Complete hair...
Use Cautiously in:Nail and scalp infections (may require additional systemic therapy);Obstetric //Lactation:Safety not established. Adverse Reactions/Side Effects Local burning itching local hypersensitivity reactions redness stinging Interactions Drug-Drug interaction ...
For adult members for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis when any of the following criteria is met: Crucial body areas (e.g., hands, feet, face, neck, scalp, genitals/groin, intertriginous areas) are affected; or At least 10% of the body surface area (BSA) is affected;...
Ala-Cort, Ala-Scalp, Cetacort, Colocort, Cortef, Cortenema, Hi-Cor, Hycort (CA), Hytone, Stie-Cort, Synacort, Texacort hydrocortisone acetate Cortifoam, Hydrocortistab (UK) hydrocortisone butyrate Locoid hydrocortisone sodium succinate A-hydroCort, Solu-Cortef hydrocortisone valerate Westco...
GENERIC NAME: KETOCONAZOLE - ORAL (kee-toe-CON-uh-zole) BRAND NAME(S): Nizoral Warning | Medication Uses | How To Use | Side Effects | Precautions | Drug Interactions | Overdose | Notes | Missed Dose | Storage WARNING: Ketoconazole can cause serious (possibly fatal) side effects and dr...
The lesions have the tendency to spread, affecting other parts of the body, such as the scrotum, scalp or trunk. Because of their appearance, the lesions might be easily confused with the ones from psoriasis. Keratoderma blennorrhagicum is one of the symptoms that can be used for the ...
(1%), apply the shampoo, lather, and rinse thoroughly. Repeat this process. Dry hair thoroughly after the second rinse.If treating skin other than the scalp, wet the skin and apply the shampoo to affected area and the surrounding healthy skin. Lather and leave in place for 5 minutes, ...
A brief account is given of the history and early progress of medical mycology in India, including the contributions of British Army physicians, surgeons, and our physicians (MDs, DM) and scientists with PhD in mycology, medical mycology, or medical micr