Dermatology |
Skin Diseases |
Dermatology (from Greek derma, "skin") is a branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its appendages (hair, nails, sweat glands etc). A medical doctor who specializes in dermatology is a dermatologist. The surgical practice of dermatology is dermasurgery. Scope of the field Dermatologists are physicians (medical doctors) specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and tumors of the skin and its appendages. There are medical and surgical sides to the specialty. Dermasurgeon ...
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Resources
- About Epidermolysis Bullosa (Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America, Inc.)
- About Ichthyosis: Frequently Asked Questions (Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types)
- About Ichthyosis: Glossary (Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types)
- About Ichthyosis: Skin Care Tips (Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types)
- About Ichthyosis: Types of Ichthyosis (Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types)
- Acanthosis Nigricans (American Osteopathic Association)
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- Atlas of the Body: The Skin (American Medical Association)
- Boils and Carbuncles (MayoClinic)
- Bullous Pemphigoid (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Skin Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Common Skin Problems from Sports Can Sideline Athletes if Left Untreated (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Corns and Calluses (MayoClinic)
- Dandruff (MayoClinic)
- Dermabrasion (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Dermatology Procedures (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- Dermatology Terms (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- Dry Skin ( Xerosis) (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- Erythema Nodosum (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- Erythema Toxicum (Nemours Foundation)
- FASTATS: Dermatological Conditions (National Center for Health Statistics)
- FDA Approves First in New Class of Antibiotics (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types
- Genes and Disease: Skin and Connective Tissue (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Graves' Dermopathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Guide to Your Child's Symptoms: Skin Problems (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Health Effects of Overexposure to the Sun (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Keratosis Pilaris (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Laser Applications (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Lichen Nitidus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Lichen Planus (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Mastocytosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Molluscum Contagiosum (American Academy of Dermatology)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Pityriasis Rosea (American Academy of Dermatology)
- PLEVA, or Mucha-Habermann Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Protecting Children's Skin During Winter (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Puffy Eyes: What Causes Them? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Questions and Answers about Epidermolysis Bullosa (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Questions and Answers about Lichen Sclerosus (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Recall of Skin Diseases That Disqualify People from Preexposure Smallpox Vaccination (American College of Physicians)
- Skin Care for African-Americans (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Skin Diseases (Medline Plus)
- Skin Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Skin Problems in Construction (Center to Protect Workers' Rights)
- Skin Rashes and Other Changes (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Skin, Hair, and Nails (Nemours Foundation)
- Skin, Hair, and Nails (Nemours Foundation)
- What Is Dermatologic Surgery? (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- What Is Pemphigus? (International Pemphigus Foundation)
- What's That Rash? (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Whole Story on Skin (Nemours Foundation)
- Your Skin and Your Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)

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