Clinically, acne presentation differs based on condition severity. Mild acne is typically localized to the face and manifests as noninflammatory open and closed comedones. 2 Moderate presentations of ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

You’ve probably heard of psoriasis—the chronic inflammatory condition that can cause itchy, scaly patches on your skin. Less well-known is a rare form of the disease called pustular psoriasis, which ...

Infection with smallpox requires close, prolonged personal contact; trivial contact usually does not result in spread of the disease. Spread by fomites, like infected clothing and bed linens, is ...

A 20-year-old man presents with a 4-year history of a skin condition on his face. He tried an over-the-counter salicylic acid facewash that did not help much. The lesions are sometimes painful and ...