Common skin disorders

• Acne
• Acne treatments: Emerging therapies for clearer skin
• Age spots (liver spots)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
• Blisters
• Cold sore
• Common warts
• Contact dermatitis
• Corns and calluses
• Dandruff
• Dermatitis
• Dry skin
• Easy bruising: Common as you age
• Hair loss
• Head lice
• Hives and angioedema
• Itchy skin
• Keratosis pilaris
• Lice
• Lichen planus
• Neurodermatitis
• Oral lichen planus
• Over-the-counter acne products: What works and why
• Pityriasis rosea
• Poison ivy rash
• Psoriasis
• Rosacea
• Scabies
• Seborrheic dermatitis
• Swimmers' itch
• Varicose veins
• Wrinkles

Skin infections

• Athlete's foot
• Boils and carbuncles
• Cellulitis
• Cold sore
• Impetigo
• Jock itch
• Molluscum contagiosum
• Nail fungus
• Ringworm of the body
• Ringworm of the scalp
• Shingles
• Tinea versicolor

Noncancerous skin tumors

• Actinic keratosis
• Common warts
• Lipoma
• Moles
• Plantar warts
• Seborrheic keratosis

Skin cancer

• Basal cell carcinoma
• Melanoma
• Skin cancer
• Squamous cell carcinoma

Other skin conditions

• Acanthosis nigricans
• Albinism
• Anal itching
• Anhidrosis
• Bedsores (pressure sores)
• Bullous pemphigoid
• Burning mouth syndrome
• Cellulite
• Dermatographia
• Dyshidrosis
• Epidermoid (sebaceous) cysts
• Epidermolysis bullosa
• Folliculitis
• Geographic tongue
• Granuloma annulare
• Heat rash
• Hemangioma
• Hidradenitis suppurativa
• Ichthyosis vulgaris
• Lichen nitidus
• Lichen sclerosus
• Morgellons disease: Managing a mysterious skin condition
• Morphea
• Pemphigus
• Pilonidal cyst
• Pyoderma gangrenosum
• Sacral dimple
• Stevens-Johnson syndrome
• Sweating and body odor
• Sweet's syndrome
• Vitiligo

Tools

• Slide show: Birthmarks
• Slide show: Common baby rashes
• Slide show: Common skin rashes
• Slide show: Melanoma pictures to help identify skin cancer
• Slide show: Types of dermatitis

Ask a skin specialist

• Cellulitis infection: Is it contagious?
• Cold sores: Can my lip balm reinfect me?
• Eczema treatment: Does sun exposure help or hurt?
• Livedo reticularis: What causes it?
• Lupus: Can it cause hives?
• Mole removal cream: Does it work?
• Peeling skin on hands: What causes it?
• Recurrent cellulitis: What causes it?
• Scalp psoriasis vs. seborrheic dermatitis: What's the difference?
• Sun allergy: Can I be allergic to sunshine?
• Thin skin: What causes it?
• White patch on skin: A cause for concern?

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