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Hyperhidrosis Disorder (Excessive Sweating) Learning Center

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Some of the causes of hyperhidrosis can be serious. Always consult a doctor if you have excessive sweating.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 10, 2009
While the condition cannot be cured without radical surgery, it can usually be controlled effectively.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hyperhidrosis is not a life-threatening condition. However, it can severely affect quality of life and comfort in social situations. Children and adolescents who receive early treatment have a better quality of life. If left untreated, hyperhidros...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Warts are small, usually painless growths on the skin caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV. They are generally harmless. However, warts can be disfiguring and embarrassing, and occasionally they itch or hurt (particularly on the feet...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 11, 2009
Warts are small, benign growths caused by a viral infection of the skin or mucous membrane. The virus infects the surface layer. The viruses that cause warts are members of the human papilloma virus (HPV) family. Warts are not cancerous but some s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Warts are small, benign growths caused by a viral infection of the skin or mucous membrane. The virus infects the surface layer. The viruses that cause warts are members of the human papilloma virus (HPV) family. Warts are not cancerous, but some ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Warts, also called verrucae, are small benign growths usually caused by a viral infection of the skin or mucous membrane. The virus infects the surface layer of skin. The viruses that cause warts are members of the human papilloma virus (HPV) fami...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Bacteria are prokaryotes (unicellular organisms with no membrane-enclosed nucleus) with simple structures that typically range in size from about 0.5 to 20 micrometers.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Athlete's foot is an infection of the feet caused by fungus. The medical term is tinea pedis. Athlete's foot may last for a short or long time and may come back after treatment.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 12, 2007
The dermatophytes are molds that can invade the stratum corneum of the skin or other keratinized tissues derived from epidermis, such as hair and nails. They may cause infections (dermatophytoses) at most skin sites, although the feet, groin, scalp, and nails are most commonly affected. 1 The dermatophytes are among the earliest microorganisms that were found to cause infections in humans.
Source:Elsevier
A common fungus infection between the toes in which the skin becomes itchy and sore, cracking and peeling away. Athlete's foot (also known as tinea pedis or foot ringworm ) can be treated, but it can be tenacious and difficult to clear up completely.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Athlete's foot is a common fungus infection in which the skin of the feet, especially on the sole and toes, becomes itchy and sore, cracking and peeling away. Athlete's foot, also known as tinea pedis, can be difficult to clear up completely. Athl...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Fungal nail infection is an infection of the nails by a fungus.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 3, 2008
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the fingernails or toenails. The actual infection is of the bed of the nail and of the plate under the surface of the nail.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Jock itch, also called tinea cruris or ringworm of the groin, is an infection of the groin area caused by fungus.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 17, 2009
Also known as tinea cruris , jock itch is a growth of fungus in the warm, moist area of the groin.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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