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  • Skin peeling between my legs

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    Hi, I am a young girl and I have a strange problem between my legs. I wash myself thoroughly every day and I detected rash skin peeling around my vagina. Is it normal?...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Inguinal Abscess

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    An inguinal abscess is an abscess that develops in the groin area, the part of the body, between the thighs and the body. Like any abscess, an inguinal abscess is an accumulation of pus, which...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Angina

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    We can distinguish several kinds of Angina, the most common being sore throat (erythematous) and tonsillitis (erythematous pulpy). Both can be (most frequently) viral or bacterial. A throat...

  • Edema of the Vocal Cords

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    Edema, or the swelling, of the vocal cords is a condition that appears as an increase in volume, most commonly affecting both vocal cords. The consequences of this inflammation can include a...

  • Infected sebaceous cyst

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    A cyst is a lump that develops within a tissue. Among skin cysts, there is the sebaceous cyst that develops in the epidermis layer of the skin, more specifically in a sebaceous gland. The...

  • 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,...

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