Thin skin

Many neuromuscular diseases are expressed by skin manifestations such as dermatomyositis. Skin changes of dermatomyositis can be of many types and be subtle in dark skin. They incl...

This chapter provides an overview of skin conditions affecting the hand, including nail pathology, benign and malignant skin tumours, and Dupuytren’s disease (DD). Although distort...

The skin is the boundary between fish and environment and possesses important boundary functions such as protection and camouflage. Fish skin is mucigenic, contrasting with keratin...

The human skin, as the largest organ of the body, is home to numerous neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders. The vast majority of non-neoplastic skin diseases are inflammatory in...

Description Get the latest research available on surface and dermal sampling to assess contamination levels and detect harmful agents. Twenty peer-reviewed papers di...

Some of the most interesting aspects of dermatology are seen when internal medicine and dermatology overlap. Skin lesions may be part of a systemic disease, as occurs in sarcoidosi...

The links between the mind and the skin have long been recognized. The skin has been described as the mirror of the mind, and so it is not surprising that the interface between der...

Standard allergy testing relies on identifying the IgE antibody specific for the allergen in question. Two classic methods of doing this are the immediate w...