Monday, June 20, 2011

Weird and Rare Cutaneous Disease and Disorder

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The human skin is the largest organ of the organ system that protects the body from damages comprising the skin and appendages, and has multiple layers of ectodermal tissue and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. The human skin color(skin pigmentation) varies among populations, and the skin type ranges from oily and dry skin. The two general types of skin are hairless skin(glabrous skin) and hairy skin. The palms and sole of the foot are reffered to as the “palmoplantar surfaces” or the glabrous skin part. Damaged skin cause by chemicals, accidents, surgery or deep wounds causes the scar in the skins.

1) Acne Vulgaris

Acne Vulgaris (Wikipedia)

Acne Vulgaris (Wikipedia)

Cystic Acne on the Face (Wikipedia)

Cystic Acne at the Back (Wikipedia)

Acne vulgaris is a common human skin diseases and ususally appears in adolescence, and sometimes continues to appear into adults. During the stage of puberty, the testosterone increases to both males and females and causes acne. Acne Vulgaris, are red-scaly skin (seborrhia), blackheads and whiteheads(comedones), pinheads (papiles), pimples and nodules (pustules, large papules) and scars.

Seborrhoeic Dermatitis (Wikipedia)

Acute Seborrhoeic Dermatitis (Wikipedia)

Comedones or Blackheads

Blackheads or Comedone (Wikipedia)

Blackheads or comedones, is the medical term for open comedo, a yellowish or blackish bump or plug on the skin and a type of acne vulgaris. The pimple or closed comedo is called whiteheads, a follicle filled with sebum, but it lacks microscopic opening in the skin surface and the air cannot reach the follicle and not oxidized, it remained white in color.

2) Milium or Milia

Milia on the Eyelid (Wikipedia)

Milium or milia also known as milk spot or an oil seed, is a keratin filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or roof of the mouth. Milia commonly appears on the newborn babies but it can appear in all ages. Commonly appears around the eyelids, nose or even genitalia and oftentimes mistaken as warts or STDs.

3) Warts

Warts or Dorwarzen (Wikipedia)

Wart Filiform on the Eyelid (wikipedia)

Viral Wart on the middle of Finger

Mosaic Warts Cluster (Wikipedia)

Plantar Wart on the Sole of Foot (Wikipedia)

Warts are generally a small and rough usually appears on hands, fingers, foot sole or palms. The warts can be contagious disease caused by viral infections by human papillovirus, but considered harmless looks like cauliflower or blisters. There are various types of warts: common warts(verucca vulgaris), flat warts, filiform or digitate warts, genital warts or venerial warts, mosaic warts, periungual warts and plantar warts.

Genital Warts or Venerial Warts (Wikipedia)

Severe Genital Warts (Wikipedia)

4) Onychomycosis

Onychomycosis of the Nails (Wikipedia)

Onychomycosis also called “dermatophytic onychomycosis” or ringworm of the nail or “Tinea unguium”, means fungal infection of the nails. Toenails and fingernails are affected and half of the nails have abnormalities in features.

5) Nail Patella Syndrome (NPS)

Nail Patella Syndrome (Wikipedia)

Nail Patella syndrome (NPS) is a genetic disorder that results in small, poorly developed nails and kneecaps, but can also affect many other areas of the body such as the elbows, chest and hips as well. The name “nail patella syndrome” is very misleading, because it often affects other areas of the body and the production of proteins and reffered to as “iliac horn syndrome”, hereditary onychoostedysplasia, Fong’s disease or Turner-Kiser syndrome. Nail patella is inherited via autosomal dominancy.

Elbow of a man suffering Nail Patella (Wikipedia)

Onychotillomania or Onyphagia

Onychotillomania (Nailbites) Wikipedia

Onychotillomania  is trying to tear the nails by picking constantly because of compulsive neurosis, while ‘onychopagia’, when a person bites their nails or scratch their skin or chew dermatillomania. Acoording to studies, it is a kind of psychiatric disorder like depressive neurosis, delusions of infestation and hypochondriasis.

Dermatillomania

Dermatillomania or Skin Picking (Wikipedia)

Dermatillomania or Picking of the Knuckles (Wikipedia)

Dermatillomania also known as “compulsive skin picking” or CSP, is an impulsive control disorder and self-injury by the urge to pick at own skin that resulted sometimes to skin damages. It can be also “compulsive body dysmorphic disorder” (BDD). A person with dermatillomania find skin-picking relieved from depressions or stress and the pain caused is bearable.

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Weird Killer Disease of Human from Bites and Stings

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There are various kind of weird human disease caused by animal or insect bites. Some diseases are tick-borne disease or bites from infected animals or insects, or inhalation from dust with infected feces of infected animals. When we hear of mosquito bites, we always think about malaria disease, but mosquitoes are carrier of infectious diseases and most often are fatal to human and animals if left untreated. Here are some list of diseases and vectors of these disease, so we could be aware when we are out in the woods, maybe hunting or go to some river for fishing.

1) Dengue Fever

Dengue Fever rashes (Wikipedia)

Aedes Aegypti, vector of Dengue virus (Wikipedia)

Some study say, Aedes Aegypti mosquito come out for their “prey” as early as 6:00 in the morning till 8:00 a.m and 4:00 pm to 6:00 p.m. before evening time.

Dengue virus (images.search.yahoo.com)

Dengue fever also known as the backbone fever, is an infectious diseases caused by dengue virus from Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes stings. Dengue fever usually last for 3 to 7 days, but if left untreated it will lead to hemorrhagic fever which is fatal and causes death. More liquid intakes for the patients is needed to avoid dehydration or loss of body fluid.

Chikungunya Virus

Chikungunya Fever (images.search.yahoo.com)

Tiger Mosquito (images.search.yahoo.com)

Chikugunya virus is an insect-borne virus of the genus Alphavirus, and transmitted to human by Aedes mosquitoes, a virus carrier. Symptoms are similar to Dengue fever, that last 2 to 5 days with muscle pains and joints (arthralgic). Chikugunya means, “that which bends up virus” and come from Makonde (India) language.

Barmah Forest Virus

(Cutex Annulirostris mosuito) vector for Barmah Forest virus (images.search.yahoo.com)

The Barmah Forest virus is non-fatal disease transmitted by mozzies carrier, or Cutex Annulirostris mosquito. In some cases, the virus is hosted by wild birds and marsupials.

Lymphatic Filariasis Elephantiasis

Lymphatic Filariasis Elephantiasis of the Scrotom (images.search.yahoo.com)

Elephantiasis (Wikipedia)

Lymphatic Filariasis Elephantiasis virus,  are transmitted to human by infected mosquitoes and spread parasitic worms called ” Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. Timori. Elephantiasis disease, described by rough and thick skin, and underlying tissues, and most affected in the legs and genitals of male victim. Filariasis, or prodocomosis, is the medical term of Elephantiasis diesease.

Murray Valley Encephalitis

Murray Valley Encephalitis virus (images.research.yahoo.com)

Murray Valley encephalitis virus, a disease endemic in Papua New Guinea and Australia, can cause death or permanent neurological disease to patients, and a zoonotic flavivirus, a mosquito-borne virus.

Anopheles Mosquito, vector for O'nyong'nyong Virus (Wikipedia)

Onyong’yong virus come from Nilotic language of Uganda and Sudan, which means “weakening of the joints”. The virus is transmitted by Anopheles mosquito bites, it is sometimes compared to dengue virus.

2) Trombiculosis or Chigger Bites

Chigger Bites (Wikipedia)

Chiggers are commonly stays and found on the tip of grass-blades, to catch a host. Trombiculidae family mites are called ‘trombiculid mites’.

Chigger Bites infections (images.search.yahoo.com)

Trombiculidae Mites vectro for Chigger disease (images.search.yahoo.com)

Tetanus

Lock Jaw and Risus Sardonicus caused by Tetanus (Wikipedia)

Untreate wound caused by animal or insect bites, cuts or deep-punctured wounds, and prolonged infections will lead to Tetanus infections and even gangrene.

Gangrene Foot (Wikipedia)

3) Scabies or Seven Year Itch

Norwegian Scabies in an AIDS patient (Wikipedia)

Scabies or Acarodermatitis in finger (Wikipedia)

The scabies disease also known as ” Seven Year itch”, is a contagious skin disease infection, caused by parasites mite, Sarcoptes Scabei, which digs under the patient’s skin, that causes severe itching allergy. Scabies in animals are called, “sarcoptic mange”.

4) African Eye Disease or Loa loa Filariasis

African Eyeworm or Loa loa Filariasis disase (Wikipedia)

African Eyeworm (images.search.yahoo.com)

Deer Fly vector for Loa loa Filariasis(Chrysops Callidus)

African Eyeworm also known as Calabar Swelling, and Fugitive Swelling, is a skin and eye disease transmitted by the nematode worm known as Loa loa through Chrysops Callidus (deer fly) and Chrysops SPP (mango fly), which is the human is made as natural reservoir for this disease. The African eyeworm deisease is very common in Cameroon, where Ogooue river is located and deerflies in this area are inhabitants.

5) Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP)

X-Ray of Pneumocystis Jirovecii (Wikipedia)

The Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a disease transmitted by yeast-like fungus, and recently there was an error classified as protozoa, Pneumocystis jirovecii. These microorganism or infectious agent is more common to humans and found in the lungs, most especially with cancer patients , HIV/AIDS patient or those people with weak immune systems.

Kaposi's Sarcoma, common skin disease in an HIV/AIDS patient (Wikipedia)

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Dreadful Cancers

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When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, surely it is a mind-blowing ‘news’ for the patient, knowing that “Cancer” is the deadliest and dreadful disease a person could have. We all know that cancers are not that easy to treat and  95% death results for cancer victims. My mom died of cervical cancer in 1985, and had my total hysterectomy in 1997 because of  uterine Myoma. Of course I have thoughts of ; “do cancers are hereditary?” And my Gynecologist told me there are risk in our family to inherit cancer cells. And I began to research about cancers, symptoms and treatment.

Uterine Myoma

Uterine Fibroids Myoma (Wikipedia)

Myoma of the Uterus (Wikipedia )

Myoma of the Uterus (Wikipedia)

The ‘uterine myoma’ or called Fibroid Leiomyma, Leiomyomata or fibromyoma, is a benign (non-cancerous) tumor that grows in the muscle tissue of the uterus. Sometimes they could be dominant myoma in the uterus, and grow larger as a melon or smaller as a coin. Hysterectomy surgery is performed to removed the myoma.

1)  Brain Cancer

Brain (courtesy of: www.webmd.com/human anatomy)

Brain Tumor (images,search.yahoo.com/)

Human Brain (Wikipedia)

Brain cancer or brain tumor, or abnormal growth of cells within the brain or the central spinal canal or intracranial solid neoplasm. Radiotherapy may be used for incomplete resections of tumors. Forms of radiotherapy for cancer biopsy including external beam radiation, brachytherapy, and for difficult cases, stereotactic radiosurgery are viable options.

Glioblastoma Multiforme (Wikipedia)

Glioblastoma the most dreadful and deadliest and the most common and aggressive type of primary human brain tumor which involves Glial cells, or Neuroglia cells are non-neuronal cells that maintain homeostasis from Myelin, and provide support and protection for brain neurons.

Axesse Radiotherapy (Wikipedia)

Gamma Knife, side view (Wikipedia)

Brain Biopsy using needle on Stereotactic Frame (Wikipedia)

2) Eye Cancer

Eye Cancer (images.search.yahoo.com/)

Leukocoria in a child with Retinoblastoma (Wikipedia)

Common tumor growth in eyelids are called “basal cell carcinoma” and primarily starts within the eye and metastatic cancer spread to the eye to another body organs. Types of Intraocular cancer: uveal metastasis, uveal malanoma or melanocytes, Intraocular Lymphoma, Retinoblastoma, Hemangioma, Conjunctival melanoma, and eyelid carcinoma. (www.cancer.net/)

3) Face Cancer: . Lip, Oral Cavity, Throat, Tongue

Burkitt's Lymphoma, 7 year-old Nigerian (Wikipedia)

Burkitt's Lymphoma in the Mouth (Wikipedia)

Burkitt’s Lymphoma syndrome are common to African infected by Malaria disease and are prone to Burkitt’s lymphoma.

Oral Cancer (Cavity cancer) Wikipedia

Mouth Cancer (search.images.yahoo.com/)

The lip and oral cavity malignant cancer disease growth in the tissues of the lips or mouth, that affects two-thirds of the tongue, the gingiva (upper and lower gum), lining of cheeks and lips (buccal mucosa), the bottom or floor of the mouth under the tongue, the hard palate or bony top of the mouth and the retromolar trigone (small area behind the wisdom teeth.

Squamous Cancer of the Lip (wikipedia)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue (Wikipedia)

Tongue Cancer (Wilkipedia)

The lip, mouth, tongue, throat and lung cancer common causes are the patients chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco direct or with pipes.

Larynx Cancer (Wikipedia)

Larynx Cancer- view through endoscopic (Wikipedia)

Viral Pharyngitis (Wikipedia)

The “Oropharyngal cancer” is a disease of malignant cancer cells, formed in Oropharynx’s tisses; a middle part of the throat that affects the base of the tongue, tonsils, soft palate and the pharynx wall.

4) Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer (Wikipedia )

Basal Cell Carcinoma (on the nose) (Wikipedia)

Basal Cell Carcinoma (between ear and cheeks) Wikipedia

Malignant Melanoma of the Skin (Wikipedia)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Wikipedia

Kaposi's Sarcoma (Wikipedia)

Kaposi's Sarcoma Intraoral AIDS associated (wikipedia)

The skin cancer or skin neoplasm, are skin malignant cancer that grows on the skin and the most common are the basal cell carcinoma which are malignant skin cancer, squamous cell cancer and melanoma, named after the type of skin cell cancer that grow. Less common skin cancers are the following: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, Merkel cell carcinoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma(tumor caused by Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV8), Keratoacanthoma(low grade of malignancy), Spindle cell tumors, Sebacious carcinomas, Microcystic adnexal carcinoma, Paget’s disease of the breast, atypical fibroxanthoma, Leimyosarcoma and Angio sarcoma.

5) Mole Cancer

Normal Moles (Wikipedia)

Dark Mole (www.skincancer.about.com)

Dark mole: one possible sign of cancerous mole, is the darkening of color.

Inflamed Mole (www.skincancer.about.com)

Inflamation in the area of the mole and is about 7 millimeters wide, (showing the original mole is much smaller). Inflamed mole should be checked by the doctor immediately.

Mole Melanoma ( www.skincancer.about.com)

Mole melanoma with irregular border of shapes and colors; normal mole are much round in shape, and have smooth border areas.

Mole Melanoma with Irregular Shape (www.skincancer.about.com)

Mole melanoma with irregular shape and color, and noticeable changed of color of the mole and shape, and this signs and symptoms needs doctor’s check up.

Spreading Melanoma of the Mole (www.skincancer.about.com)

The changed of color and spread of mole melanoma should be consulted to a doctor immediately.

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