All Entries in the "Skin, Hair and Nails" Category
What is Paresthesia ? Why You Shouldn’t Ignore This Symptom
You might have already felt it one way or the other, temporary numbness followed by a prickling needle-like sensation on our arms and legs. This abnormal sensation we usually feel on our extremities is called Paresthesia.
The Facts about the Causes of Itchy Skin
Itchiness or pruritus is one of the most unpleasant sensations we will ever feel on our skin. There are some people that experience itchiness due to external factors and lasts only for a couple of minutes to a couple of hours.
Types of Skin Rashes
Types of skin rashes are quite a number. However, they can be divided into two main categories: local and viral or generalized. Local skin rashes affect only a single body part or small area of the skin. On the other hand, viral or generalized skin rashes spread all over the body.
Itch – Diagnosis And Treatment
Itching, or pruritus in medical term, is an irritation in the skin wherein a substance called histamine is released from special cells in the skin called mastocytes. Some of the most common causes of itching are dry skin, exposure to the sun or too much heat, infections, chronic diseases or bites and stings.
Itchy arms and hands – Causes – Diagnosis And Treatment
Got itchy arms and hands? Here are some skin conditions associated with itchy arms and hands with their corresponding causes and treatments.
Non Itchy Rash
A non-itchy rash can be caused by a number of reasons. It can be caused by something as serious as diabetes. On the other hand, it can also be caused by just sweating the whole day and exposure to too much heat. It can also be a mere allergic reaction or a manifestation of something else wrong with the body. In any case, it would be wise to know what are the causes or your rash and what to do with them.
Itchy Eyelid Causes
Medical background and proper diagnosis would tell you that your dream girl, sitting a few tables away from you, battling her eyes like mad, is not asking you out on a date, but is rather just easing the pain of an itchy eyelid.
Itchy Feet and Itchy Toes – Causes And Remedies
Hearing the term “athelete’s foot” sounds very glorifying and endearing, but getting associated with itchy feet and itchy toes isn’t. The former sounds like a title fit only for Olympian gods and goddesses. And if a mere mortal were to be endowed with such high honor, he’d be the best decorated and high regarded person.
