Test Your Knowledge of Hyperhidrosis and Sweat!
hyperhidrosis and sweatIn support of Hyperhidrosis Awareness , let's test your knowledge of Hyperhidrosis and Sweat with a few quizzes! If a person has the medical condition of hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), their risk of skin infections increases by how much? A. 100% B. 200% C. 300% D. 0% Correct Answer: view here. ___________________________________________________________________ …
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Hair Loss in Pediatric Patients with Skin of Color
Pediatric Hair LossHair is part of our identity and hair loss is therefore particularly distressing to patients. With so many potential causes of hair loss, our expertise as dermatologists is desperately needed, especially among pediatric patients where hair loss can be even more concerning to patients and their parents. To help us examine, diagnose, and counsel pediatric patients with hair loss, we were lucky to ha …
Pediatric Hair Loss
It’s Mnemonic Monday! | Understanding Hyperhidrosis
hyperhidrosisImprove Your Understanding of the Seriousness & Care of  Hyperhidrosis with this SWEAT Mnemonic Severe Sweating - Patients with excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis (Hh) experience severe sweating that is often four or five times more than what’s “normal,” or needed, to regulate body temperature or as a reaction to stress.1 This amount of sweat can be debilitating both physically and …
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Sam’s Severe Sweating Story | Hyperhidrosis Awareness Month
hyperhidrosisSam’s Severe Sweating Story Like many people with primary hyperhidrosis (Hh) or excessive, uncontrollable sweating, I am most affected by Hh on the palms of my hands, soles of my feet, and in my underarms. My chronic extreme sweating isn’t caused by an underlying medical condition and it can occur at any time, even when I’m not hot, exercising, or in a stressful situation. Without treatme …
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Rosacea in Patients with Skin of Color: Not Common, But Certainly Not Rare
rosaceaRosacea is defined by facial erythema and telangiectasias, two features that are more difficult to appreciate in patients with skin of color. To refine our ability to diagnose rosacea in all skin types, on day two of the 2021 Skin of Color Update virtual conference, we had an informative, evidence-based lecture, “Recognizing, Diagnosing, and Treating Rosacea in Patients with Skin of Color,” by …
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