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Some of the causes of hyperhidrosis can be serious. Always consult a doctor if you have excessive sweating.
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While the condition cannot be cured without radical surgery, it can usually be controlled effectively.
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Hyperhidrosis is not a life-threatening condition. However, it can severely affect quality of life and comfort in social situations.
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Warts are small, usually painless growths on the skin caused by a virus. They are generally harmless.
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Warts are small, benign growths caused by a viral infection of the skin or mucous membrane. The virus infects the surface layer.
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Warts are small, benign growths caused by a viral infection of the skin or mucous membrane. The virus infects the surface layer.
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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.
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Athlete''s foot is an infection of the feet caused by fungus. The medical term is tinea pedis.
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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.Athlete''s foot is a very common condition of itchy, peeling skin on the feet. In fact, it''s so common that most...
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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.Athle...
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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.Bacteria are named according to the binomial(two-name) system of nomenclature fi...
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Fungal nail infection is an infection of the nails by a fungus.Nails- fungal infection; Onychomycosis; Infection- fungal- nails; Tinea unguium.The body normally hosts a variety of bacteria and fungi. Some of these are useful to the body.
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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.
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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.Onychomycosis is the most common of all diseases of the nails in adults.
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Jock itch, also called tinea cruris or ringworm of the groin, is an infection of the groin area caused by fungus.Fungal infection- groin; Infection- fungal- groin; Itching in the groin; Ringworm- groin; Tinea cruris; Tinea of the groin.The body no...
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Also known as tinea cruris, jock itch is a growth of fungus in the warm, moist area of the groin.Fungal infections are named for the affected part of the body. Cruris is derived from the Latin word for leg, hence Tinea cruris, for the fungal rash ...
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