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Moles
- Moles
  - Flat or elevated, pink brown or darker skin lesions usually growing during the first, second and third decades of life. Patients with many naevi (for example over 50) do need to be highly self-observant about the possibility of malignant melanoma development.
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- Melanoma (Malignant Melanoma)
  - Irregular pink brown, black or purple skin growths often arising from a pre-existing mole, freckle or new lesion on normal skin.
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Common Conditions
- Acne
  - Inflammatory spots on the face usually in adolescence but also commonly seen in young adults. Treatment usually brings about very satisfactory improvment
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- Actinic Keratoses
  - Red or brown, sometimes scaly exaggerated discolouration of the skin in sunshine affected areas such as the forehead and backs of hands
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- Basal Cell Carcinoma
  - Often shortened to BCC and sometimes called a "Rodent Ulcer"
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- Bowens Disease
  - Usually seen on sunshine exposed areas of skin for example the backs of the hands, forearms, upper shoulders. Usually a slightly thickened red and scaly patch of skin which fails to repond to simple moisturisers etc
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- Drug Reactions
  - Usually a very widespread red irritable rash results from taking oral medication for example antibiotics. Many different drugs and medications can be responsible.
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- Eczema
  - A dry scaly irritated skin rash, linked to asthma and hay fever, commoner in children but can affect any age. The word "dermatitis means precisely the same thing as eczema.
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- Leg Ulcers
  - Erosions of the skin surface down to raw tissue beneath, typically around the lower legs and ankles in patients with circulation problems and varicose veins.
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- Melanoma
  - A cancerous growth arising from a freckle, mole, or normal skin, usually very dark brown or even black in colour but can be purple or pink as well.
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- Pityriasis Rosea
  - A widespread patchy rash across the body usually starting with a single patch and then spreading a week or two later.
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- Pityriasis Versicolor
  - A widespread scaly rash across the body but sometimes more localised to sweaty areas - the skin can be either increased in pigmentation or decreased in the affected areas.
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- Pruritus
  - This is a simple medical term meaning "itch" but a number of patients get widespread itch without a rash and this can be linked to internal disease and may require medical investigation.
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- Psoriasis
  - A red scaly eruption of the skin with a genetic tendency and sometimes linked to arthritis. It has many different appearances depending upon the body site.
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- Rosacea
  - Redness and inflammation of the skin across the face but different to acne and sometimes requiring different treatment.
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- Seborrhoeic Dermatitis
  - A scaly rash typically affecting the central "T Zone" of the face and requiring specialised treatment.
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- Scabies
  - A widespread itchy rash transmittable from person to person and sometimes extremely difficult to diagnose.
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- Seborrohoeic Keratoses
  - Pale brown or sometimes darker brown warty lesions which look a bit like a cauliflower under magnification. Sometimes patients get a very large number of these.
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- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  - An irregular scaly red patch of skin becoming more thickened and eventually turning into a lump or tumour. This is a cancerous problem and requires specialised treatment.
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- Tinea
  - This is a medical term referring to a fungal infection of the skin - athletes foot is one example but sometimes patients get this problem in other body areas and it can be difficult to diagnose.
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- Urticaria
  - A patchy widespread often itchy rash - redness, some swelling of the skin, the affected areas move around quite quickly and change from day to day.
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- Warts
  - A viral infection of the skin causing warty growths which have typically appearances on different body sites for example the fingers.
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Skin Cancer
- Introduction
- Sunshine and Protection
  - The sun gives benefits but also can damage the skin if exposed excessively for example skin cancer.
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- Malignant Melanoma
  - Irregular pink brown, black or purple skin growths often arising from a pre-existing mole, freckle or normal skin.
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- Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
  - This condition also known as a "rodent ulcer" is the commonest skin cancer.
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- Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
  - Irregular thickened red scaly lesions usually on sunshine exposed areas.
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- Bowens Disease
  - Usually seen on sunshine exposed areas of skin for example the backs of the hands, forearms, upper shoulders. Usually a slightly thickened red and scaly patch of skin which fails to repond to simple moisturisers etc
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- Actinic Keratoses
  - This is pronounced - ak tin nik / keh rat toes sis. These are scaly patches of different sizes appearing on skin which has been exposed to excess sunshine.
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Genital Skin Disease
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