I am a podiatrist having practiced for 33 years. When I first started my practice, I saw gout about once a month. Now I see this problem 2-3 times a week. Our genes have not changed. Our environment has. Most patients are either on a diuretic for hypertension (of course life style ...
Fungal diseases are not limited to nails. For example, fungalparonychiais inflammation of the tissue folds that surround the nail, and favus is a fungal infection mainly of scalptissue. Inhaling spores of the fungusBlastomycesinto the lungscausesblastomycosiswhile inhaling mold fungal spores causes as...
feet, or anywhere there is repeated friction -- even on a violinist's chin. Like corns, calluses have several variants. The common callus usually occurs when there's been a lot of rubbing against the hands or feet. A plantar callus is found on the bottom of the foot...