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
Introduction Age spots (also: lentigines seniles, lentigines solares) are brownish, harmless pigment changes on the skin, which increasingly occur with advancing age. Appearance and localization Age spots belong to the benign pigment spots, just like moles or freckles. They are usually light brown, sharply defined, several millimetres to centimetres in size and permanently visible in … Age spots
Therapy of age spots Age spots do not actually need to be treated at all, as there is no medical necessity for this. However, some affected people feel so disturbed by the spots, especially if they are particularly large or located in unfavourable places, such as the middle of the face, that they wish to … Therapy of age spots | Age spots
Aftercare for age spots After the removal of age spots, it is particularly important to ensure adequate sun protection; depending on the procedure used, this should be intensified for weeks to months or, if possible, one should try not to expose oneself to direct sunlight at all. Prophylaxis In order to prevent the formation of … Aftercare for age spots | Age spots
Age spots on the hand Age spots occur preferentially on skin areas that are frequently exposed to the sun. These include the hands, whereby the backs of the hands are often affected. It does not matter whether it is while working or walking outside: The backs of the hands are usually exposed to a lot … Age spots on the hand | Age spots
