Danger level: Medium
What is it?
Psoriasis is a skin disorder causing red scaly patches on the skin.
Who gets it?
In the United States, 2-2.6% of the white population and 1.3% of African Americans have psoriasis,…[More]
Dermatology
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Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, Dermatology
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Danger level: low
What is it?
Vitiligo is a disease in which there are patches of white skin.
Who gets it?
It happens to 1-2% of people worldwide. About 30% of those have a family member with…[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Dermatology
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Each week we’ll tackle here a disease featured in that week’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Last night’s episode (Stand By Me, season 5, episode 18) dealt with Dr. Stevens’ Stage IV melanoma. We’ll try to explain what melanoma…[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Dermatology, Grey's Anatomy, Oncology
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