Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Skin changes
Introduction
Differentiating Diseases That Can Cause Skin Changes
Differentiating Diseases That Can Cause Skin Changes
- Acne vulgaris
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal disease
- Albinism
- Alcohol abuse
- Anemia
- Atopic
- Bacterial folliculitis
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Carcinoid syndrome
- Cardiovascular disease
- Carotene
- Candidiasis
- Chronic renal failure
- Chronic renal disease
- Cidofovir
- Cicatricial pemphigoid
- Cushing’s disease
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Dermatosclerosis
- Diabetes
- Drugs
- Drug side effects: Fluorescein sodium, Sunitinib, Betamethasone dipropionate, Betamethasone valerate
- Erosive lichen planus
- Erythema multiforme
- Fever
- Fungal folliculitis
- Hepatopathy
- Herpes gestationis
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Impetigo
- Keratosis pilaris
- Linear IgA bollous dermatosis
- Liver disease
- Milia
- Mitral facies
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Neurofibromatosis
- Nevi
- Pemphigus foliaceus
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Peripheral vascular insufficiency
- Pituitary disease
- Polycythemia
- Porphyria cutanea tarda
- Pulmonary disease
- Raynaud’s syndrome
- Resolving hematoma
- Rosacea
- Urticaria
- Viral exanthems
- Vitiligo
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]