Common Disorders of Skin Pigmentation Vitiligo: -It is an autoimmune disease causing focal destruction of melanocytes in the skin -It affects 0.5 to 1% of the population -it causes insidious loss of skin color in patches -it can affect the hair -It should be differentiated from other conditions that cause skin loss of pigmentation: Tines …
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Scaly Skin Eruptions Psoriasis Common Chronic skin inflammation affecting 2-4% of population It can have variable severity and spread It has several types the most common is Plaque Psoriasis It can cause arthritis and it can affect the nails Psoriasis carries increased risk for heart and kidney disease Smoking makes it worse Treatment: Localized: Topical …
Common Acute Rashes in Urgent Care Setting Atopic Dermatitis Cause: Mutation in Flaggrin a protein important for the skin barrier Location: usually face and flexural surface of elbow and knee Type of rash: excoriation and thickening with spotty bleeding from scratching Often accompany Allergic Rhinitis and asthma Affected skin is prone to staph infection Treatment: …
Bacterial Skin Infections Folliculitis It is caused by infection/inflammation of hair follicles It causes red bumps(papules) with yellow heads (pustules) Itching is common HIV causes non infectious ( immune-eosinophilic) folliculitis Causes & treatment: Staphylococcus (most common)—>Antibacterial washes+- Topical and or oral antibiotics (Bactrim or Clinda) Klebsiella (prolonged Acne treatment complication)—>Ampicillin or Cipro Pseudomonas (hot tub)—>self …
Where to go? Urgent Care or ER? Urgent Care or Emergency room? Often we face some medical health problems and we ask ourselves would we go to an urgent care or an emergency room? This is our recommended road map..!! Medical Complaint Headache Urgent Care and walk-in clinic Most headaches including Migraines can be evaluated and …
Abdominal Pain Correctly interpreting the cause of acute abdominal pain can be quite challenging, and because some of the causes can be serious it is quite important for any patient with significant acute abdominal pain to be evaluated in urgent care or ER to rule out serious cause. Simple non serious causes of chronic or …
Dyspnea or Shortness of Breath Dyspnea or Shortness of Breath – Serious Causes Dyspnea is defined as subjective experience of breathing discomfort, Dyspnea can be acute or chronic and it is usually caused by either heart or lung disease. Trouble breathing is a wider term that may include upper or lower airway disease (swelling of …
Chest Pain Acute chest pain is a common complaint in the medical practice that may be a sign of minor medical illness but at times it may herald a serious life threatening process that requires immediate attention. We are going to list all common causes of chest pain and classify them as minor or serious …
Head Congestion: colds, allergies and sinus infections Acute nasal congestion is referred to as Rhinitis or nasal lining inflammation and is usually caused by either viral infections or seasonal allergies. Occasionally it may be caused by inhalation of irritants ,the swelling and inflammation caused by these 2 entities may lead to blockage of sinuses opening …
