Category: Dermatology (A-Z)

Shingles are the reactivation of a viral infection in the nerves to the skin that causes pain, burning, or a tingling sensation, along with an itch and blisters in the skin supplied by the affected nerve.  It is caused by Read More …

Actinic Cheilitis/Actinic Keratoses (AKs), also referred to as senile keratoses or solar keratoses, are benign intra-epithelial neoplasms and represent one of the most common skin disorders evaluated by dermatologists. Often associated with chronic sun exposure, individuals with AKs may present Read More …

Actinic Keratosis of Lip/Actinic Keratoses (AKs), also referred to as senile keratoses or solar keratoses, are benign intra-epithelial neoplasms and represent one of the most common skin disorders evaluated by dermatologists. Often associated with chronic sun exposure, individuals with AKs Read More …

Farmer’s Lip/Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip.[rx] It is a premalignant condition,[x] as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer). “Sailor’s Lip,” or actinic cheilitis Read More …

Solar Cheilosis/Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn, and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip.[rx] It is a premalignant condition,[x] as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer). “Sailor’s Lip,” or actinic cheilitis (AC), Read More …

Sailor’s Lip/Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn, and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip.[rx] It is a premalignant condition,[x] as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer). “Sailor’s Lip,” or actinic cheilitis (AC), Read More …

Lip Inflammation/Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn, and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip.[rx] It is a premalignant condition,[x] as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer). “Sailor’s Lip,” or actinic cheilitis (AC), Read More …

Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn, and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip.[rx] It is a premalignant condition,[x] as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer). “Sailor’s Lip,” or actinic cheilitis (AC), is Read More …

What Is Cheilitis?/Cheilitis is an inflammation of the lips, which could be acute or chronic. The inflammation primarily arises in the vermilion zone but may extend to surrounding skin and less commonly, to the oral mucosa. It may be caused by Read More …

Pediatric Granulomatous Arthritis/Blau syndrome (BS) is a rare autosomal dominant, autoinflammatory syndrome characterized by the clinical triad of granulomatous recurrent uveitis, dermatitis, and symmetric arthritis. The gene responsible for BS has been identified in the caspase recruitment domain gene CARD15/NOD2. Read More …