Symptoms, risk factors and treatments of X-linked ichthyosis (Medical Condition)
X-linked ichthyosis is a skin condition caused by the hereditary deficiency of the steroid sulfatase enzyme that affects 1 in 2000 to 1 in 6000 males
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Dr. Manav Segal, a board certified allergist, demonstrates how he skin tests to identify environmental (seasonal) or food allergies.
He uses plastic prongs. The tip of each tip is dipped in a solution for each allergen. Plastic prongs scratch the surface of the skin.
When allergy cells in the skin (mast cells) are activated by the allergen the skin will become red raised and itchy. Typically this will occur within 15 minutes.
This process can help identify allergic triggers.
Hopefully this video helps you understand the process of skin testing and alleviates any anxiety about testing.
The skin is the largest organ of the body, and there are many skin disorders that can affect patients. If you’re looking to test your knowledge of the ins and outs of diagnostic tests for skin disorders, take our quiz.
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Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains doctors find melanomas in areas that the sun has never seen, because it is genetic, and you can be predisposed usually on the mother’s side.
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Your skin is your body’s largest organ. It covers and protects your body. Your skin
Holds body fluids in, preventing dehydration
Keeps harmful microbes out, preventing infections
Helps you feel things like heat, cold, and pain
Keeps your body temperature even
Makes vitamin D when the sun shines on it
Anything that irritates, clogs, or inflames your skin can cause symptoms such as redness, swelling, burning, and itching. Allergies, irritants, your genetic makeup, and certain diseases and immune system problems can cause rashes, hives, and other skin conditions. Many skin problems, such as acne, also affect your appearance.
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Impetigo is a mild skin infection caused by Streptococcus and/or Staphylococcus aureus. Cellulitis is when the infection spreads into the deeper layers of the skin. Full length video with additional footage: https://youtu.be/OUluRyfjZfw
In this particular patient, impetigo was initially present involving the face, neck, legs, and arms. Video specifically focused on a cluster of lesions found on the back of the right thigh. It was treated with mupirocin and cephalexin, but the infection continued to get worse. Given the lack of improvement, cultures were obtained from the oozing sores which revealed a multi-drug resistant staph infection. By the time this information was finally obtained, cellulitis was present given the surrounding redness and induration. Appropriate culture-directed antibiotics was immediately started along with steroids to help with inflammation. Immediate improvement was seen within 24 hours.
As the infection resolved, the affected skin takes on a more bruised appearance. After oral antibiotics were completed, topical skin care alone was pursued until the skin completely healed. Ultimately, it took nearly a month for the skin to return back to normal.
Hopefully this 30 day time-lapse showing how the skin looks from from initial onset, to worsening, to finally resolution will help patients (and parents) understand visually the overall healing time course.
There is no single “right” way to treat such skin infections. But what was used successfully in the care of this particular patient (that is available over-the-counter, excluding prescriptions) included the following:
