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Realistic close-up of a pressure ulcer on the heel, showing localized redness, dry surrounding skin, and a shallow open wound.

What Are Bedsores (Decubitus Ulcers)? Skin Breakdown, Stages & Treatment Options

What Are Bedsores (Decubitus Ulcers)? Skin Breakdown, Stages & Treatment Options Bedsores, also called decubitus ulcers or pressure injuries, are areas of skin and soft-tissue damage caused by sustained pressure, shear, friction, or pressure from medical devices. This page

Realistic close-up of Becker’s nevus on the upper shoulder, showing an irregular brown patch with increased hair growth.

What Is Becker’s Nevus? Skin Patch Appearance, Causes & Treatment Options

What Is Becker’s Nevus? Skin Patch Appearance, Causes & Treatment Options Becker’s nevus is a usually benign brown or tan skin patch that often becomes noticeable around adolescence and may develop increased hair, darker color, acne, eczema, or mild

Realistic close-up of basal cell carcinoma on the side of the nose, showing a small pink raised lesion with a central crusted area.

What Is Basal Cell Carcinoma? Warning Signs, Risk Factors & Treatment Options

What Is Basal Cell Carcinoma? Warning Signs, Risk Factors & Treatment Options Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer that often grows slowly but can invade nearby skin and tissue if it is not diagnosed and treated.

Realistic close-up of atopic dermatitis on the inner elbow showing red, dry, irritated, and slightly flaky skin

What Is Atopic Dermatitis? Skin Symptoms, Triggers & Treatment Options

What Is Atopic Dermatitis? Skin Symptoms, Triggers & Treatment Options Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory eczema condition that causes dry, itchy, inflamed, flare-prone skin. It can improve, return, persist, or change location over time. This page explains symptoms,

Realistic close-up of athlete’s foot showing dry, peeling, cracked, and mildly red skin across the sole and between the toes.

What Is Athlete’s Foot (Tinea Pedis)? Symptoms, Spread & Antifungal Treatment

What Is Athlete’s Foot (Tinea Pedis)? Symptoms, Spread & Antifungal Treatment Athlete’s foot, medically called tinea pedis, is a contagious fungal infection of the foot skin that often affects the spaces between the toes. It can also involve the

What Is Asteatotic Eczema? Dry Cracked Skin, Causes & Treatment Options

What Is Asteatotic Eczema? Dry Cracked Skin, Causes & Treatment Options

What Is Asteatotic Eczema? Dry Cracked Skin, Causes & Treatment Options Asteatotic eczema is dry-skin-driven eczema that causes itchy, rough, scaly, cracked, or fissured skin, often with a cracked-paving pattern. It is also called eczema craquelé, xerotic eczema, winter