Top 15 Common Skin Conditions: Symptoms and Treatments Explained

 Acne (Keel Mahason): Quite common, mostly occurring on the face and caused by blocked pores that end up in pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads.

Eczema: A kind of allergic reaction in which skin feels dry, itchy, and becomes inflamed.

Psoriasis: In this autoimmune condition, skin cells tend to overproduce themselves and lead to thick scaly patches.

Rosacea: A skin condition characterized by redness, swelling, and acne-like bumps, more particularly on one's face at the cheeks, nose, and forehead.



Vitiligo: Conditions where white spots develop on the skin because melanin production decreases.

Dermatitis: This is the inflammation of the skin, in which the skin becomes dry, itchy, and red, such as contact dermatitis from chemicals, seborrheic dermatitis on the scalp and face, and atopic dermatitis as in eczema.

Urticaria {Hives}: This is an allergic reaction whereby raised, red welts (bumps) appear on the skin, which may itch.

Skin Cancer: Cancerous growth in the skin's pigment cells, like melanocytes, results in melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.

Cold Sores—Herpes Labialis: A viral infection characterized by the formation of small, painful blisters on and around the lips and mouth.

Ringworm, Fungal Infection: These range from tinea corporis, where circular rashes develop on the body with itching, to tinea pedis involving the feet and tinea cruris affecting the groin area.

Cellulitis: This is a bacterial infection that affects the deeper layers of the skin, causing redness, swelling, and pain.

Seborrheic Keratoses: These are benign growths on the skin, resulting in brown, black, or tan patches and bumps.

Actinic Keratoses: These are premalignant growths that may cause rough, scaly patches to form on the skin, mostly due to sun exposure.

Warts: It is a viral infection wherein small, rough growths appear on the skin, which become common warts, plantar warts, and genital warts.

Folliculitis: Infection of hair follicles by bacteria or fungi that leads to the formation of red, pus-filled bumps called pimples.

All these have different symptoms and modes of treatment. You must consult a dermatologist for any problem you want information about.





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