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  • Allergies: check-up and skin prick testing

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    To diagnose allergies, an allergy assessment including at least one examination and one session of skin prick, patch or blood tests is essential. Many children do grow out of their allergies,...

  • Skin cyst

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    A cyst is a lump that develops in the tissues. There are many variations of skin cysts that are visible or palpable under the skin. They can be located in any part of the skin. Among the most...

  • Parasite under the skin

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    A parasitic skin disease is when parasites slip into or under the skin. The most common skin parasites are pediculosis, infections by lice or scabies. Scabies is a skin condition caused by the...

  • Itchy skin - Definition

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    There are an inordinate number of possible causes for itchy skin. Skin itching is known in scientific terms as "pruritus", and can affect a specific area of the skin, or be spread over a large...

  • Peeling skin - Definition

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    Peeling skin, called desquamation in medical terms, can be caused by different conditions. Very often, skin peels following chemical, thermal, or sun burn, with the latter being the most common...

  • White patches on skin - Definition

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    Vitiligo is a skin disease characterized by the appearance of white, or unpigmented, areas of skin that spread over time. The disease is common in young adults and is cause by the disappearance of...

  • Skin infection - Definition

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    Skin infections are primarily bacterial attacks on the skin, especially by streptococci and staphylococci. Typically, the surface layer of the skin, the epidermis, is able to resist the invasion...

  • Red blood cells - Definition

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    The red blood cell, also called the erythrocyte cell, is biconcave, in the shape of a crushed disc, and formed in the bone marrow. The red blood cells contain hemoglobin, the pigment that gives it...

  • Enlarged red blood cells - Definition

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    When red blood cells, which make up the blood and carry oxygen from the lungs to other cells, are too large, it is called macrocytosis . Macrocytosis is an abnormality in the blood that is...

  • Skin - Definition

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    The skin is some successive layers of tissue. Vertebrates maintain their body through the skin which is an effective barrier. For humans, the skin is an important part of the body. Indeed, it...

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