Melanoma Be Aware

When you first learn that the shiny bump on your arm or scaly patch on your head is actually skin cancer…Read More >>

New FDA labeling requirements have taken the guesswork out of choosing an effective sunscreen this year. Products have to state…

Cutis marmorata is the name given to a skin condition which appears as a faint, lacy, and red/blue pattern. The image shows the affected areas outlined in red.

Chicken pox (also called varicella) is a classically childhood skin disease that is caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes shingles in adults.

Ichthyosis is the disorder in which there are excessive amounts of dry surface scales. The name ichthyosis is derived from…

Congenital is a word that means “present from birth” while a nevus is the medical term for a mole. Therefore, a congenital nevus is a mole that was present on the body from birth.

Cowden syndrome is a very rare genetic disease classically manifesting as the appearance of multiple hamartomas – a benign (but still problematic) kind of tumor – both on the skin and within internal organs.

A nevus, or mole, is a normal and benign proliferation of melanocyte cells that results in the formation of a raised pigmented growth. A nevus can be present at birth (congenital nevus) or be… Read More

Becker’s nevus is an uncommon (but not rare) benign skin lesion. “Nevus” is another word for a mole and as such this growth appears as a very large and irregularly shaped mole. Which can be present at birth but most appear in puberty.