Warts, molluscs Medical: Mollusca contagiosaDell’s warts (also: Mollusca contagiosa, molluscs) are harmless skin changes that belong to the group of warts and are caused by a specific virus from the smallpox group, namely the DNA virus Molluscum contagiosum. This type of wart mainly affects children and young people and is highly contagious. Dell’s warts get … Molluscicles
Diagnosis Because of their typical appearance, dell’s warts are almost always a visual diagnosis for a doctor. Especially in the early stages, however, it is also possible that the appearance of dell’s warts is similar to other skin changes, such as common warts (verrucae vulgares), genital warts (condylomata acuminata) or fat deposits (xanthomas). In these … Diagnosis | Molluscicles
Forecast The prognosis of Dell’s warts is generally favourable: they usually disappear on their own after a certain period of time, but otherwise they always regress under appropriate therapy. However, this only applies to a limited extent to patients with a weakened immune system. In addition, once an infection with the molluscum contagiosum virus has … Forecast | Molluscicles
Definition The term albinism is derived from the Latin word for white, “albus”. It is a collective term for a large number of congenital genetic defects, all of which result in those affected suffering from a lack of pigment, which is mainly noticeable by a light skin and hair colour. Albinism is not only found … Albinism
Therapy of albinism A therapy of the present genetic defect is not possible until today, so albinism can only be treated symptomatically and one can try to avoid consequential damages of the disease. It is important for persons with albinism to pay attention to special UV protection, as the natural protection is missing due to … Therapy of albinism | Albinism
Definition of rosacea The clinical picture of rosacea is a chronic inflammation of the facial skin. The middle third of the face is particularly affected by this disease. As a rule, this harmless disease occurs in middle adulthood. About 0.5 to 2 percent of patients in a dermatological practice are affected. Women are affected slightly … Rosacea
Who does rosacea affect? The disease usually begins in middle age, between 40 and 50 years. Slightly more women than men are affected, but the growths of the sebaceous glands are much more frequent in men, which is why the men affected suffer more. About 10% of the population in Central Europe is affected. Since … Who does rosacea affect? | Rosacea
Diagnosis Often the diagnosis can be made on the basis of the typical symptoms, which occur mainly on the forehead, nose and cheeks. In general, the skin of rosacea patients is thickened and large-pored, and skin biopsies (tissue samples) can be taken to exclude rarer diseases such as butterfly lichen. I have rosacea, what can … Diagnosis | Rosacea
Is rosacea contagious? No! Although it is an inflammation, there is no danger of becoming infected. Neither coughing nor skin contact can transmit rosacea. Yes and no! Although rosacea is not directly hereditary, some families have an increased incidence of precursors of rosacea. It is unclear whether this is due to a still unknown factor. … Is rosacea contagious? | Rosacea
History of rosacea Rosacea is by no means a modern disease. It was already described by a French doctor in the 14th century. Shakespeare describes in one of his plays men with red faces and big noses. There are also signs of this disease in several paintings. For example a self-portrait of Rembrandt from the … History of rosacea | Rosacea
