Category : Skin and Leather Diseases
What is head lice?
What is head lice? Head lice (Pediculosis) is a parasitic disease that can occur at any age, especially during childhood. Head lice are divided into two types based on where the parasites settle on the human body: Pubic Pediculosis and Humanus...
What Are the Symptoms of Scabies?
What Are the Symptoms of Scabies? Scabies, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei parasite, is a contagious disease. It can affect anyone. Scabies is not related to personal hygiene; it can be transmitted to anyone, regardless of cleanliness. Its incidence increases in...
What is Urticaria (Hives)?
What is Urticaria (Hives)? Urticaria, an extremely common allergic problem, causes temporary skin rashes that irritate the skin's surface.These rashes, which appear as raised bumps on the skin's surface, are red around the edges and pale in the center, and cause...
What Causes Pellagra?
What Causes Pellagra? Pellagra is a disease that generally develops due to a deficiency in vitamin B3. Niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency, the cause of pellagra, occurs as a result of malnutrition. This deficiency extremely negatively affects the nervous and digestive systems,...
Why Do Stretch Marks Occur?
Why Do Stretch Marks Occur? Stretch marks are lines that form as a result of the weakening of the elastic tissue in the skin. They are caused by many factors such as rapid weight gain and growth, pregnancy, extreme sports like...
Skin and Leather Problems
There are skin diseases that arise from various reasons; external factors of physical, chemical, or microbial origin; internal factors related to toxic, metabolic, or immunoallergic mechanisms, and finally, skin diseases that emerge more often due to chronic, sometimes psychological reasons....
