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Your skin is the largest organ in your body. Although it only weighs between 6 and 9 lbs and covers about two square yards, your skin is your body’s main defense from the outside world. The skin, among other things, protects your body from bacteria and viruses, regulates your body temperature and determines whether your environment is hot or cold, wet or dry.
Allergies, environmental irritants and/or pollutants, certain pre-existing conditions, immune system disorders, excessive exposure to the sun as well as genetic factors, even aging, can play a role in whether your skin gets sick or not.
Some of the more common skin care diseases (or dysfunctions) include:
- Acne,
- Rosacea,
- Dermatitis,
- Hives,
- Rash,
- Granuloma,
- Corns,
- Calluses,
- Psoriasis,
- Boils,
- Carbuncles,
- Impetigo
- Moles,
- Skin Tags,
- Warts,
- Jock Itch,
- Birth Marks,
- Age Spots,
- Eczema,
- Dandruff,
- Dry Skin,
- Poison Ivy & Poison Oak,
- Cold Sores,
- Cysts,
- Sunburn,
- Athlete’s Foot,
- and Cancer (carcinomas, sarcomas, tumors and more).
Less common skin conditions are:
- Acanthosis Nigricans,
- Bateman’s Purpura,
- Bullous Pemphigoid,
- Chiggers,
- Discoid Lupus Erythematosus,
- Folliculitis
- Fordyce’s Condition,
- Halo Nevus,
- Herpes Simplex,
- Herpes Zoster, aka Shingles,
- Hyperhidrosis,
- Ichthyosis,
- Keloids,
- Keratosis pilaris,
- Lyme Disease,
- Ring Worm,
- Scabies,
- Vitiligo,
- Xanthomas
- and Yeast Infection of the Skin (aka Candida or Monilia).
For more information on any specific skin-related condition, click on the appropriate link.
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