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VARICOSE VEINS

Varicose veins are veins that have become bluish, swollen, enlarged, and twisted. This happens most commonly in the veins in the legs. Varicose veins are the result of malfunctioning valves inside the veins.

Veins are blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood from the outer parts of the body back to the heart and lungs.

Veins in the leg are either superficial (close to the skin) or deep (encased by muscle and connective tissue. In this case you must necessarily consult your doctor).

Varicose veins affect nearly 50% of middle-aged adults, and 60% of them are women.

HEADACHE

A headache is gradual or sudden pain of a mild, steady, or dull aching anywhere in the region of the head. Headaches may occur on one or both sides of the head or be isolated to a certain location

Caution: Headaches can also be a sign of an underlying serious illness.

Headaches are as common as the common cold and flu. They can arise from numerous causes.

Burn injuries

Burns are among the most common traumatic skin injuries, especially in children. The skin is the largest organ of the human body. It plays, among other things, an important role in the fluid and temperature regulation of the body; and it also acts as a first body’s defense against bacteria and viruses.

Burn is a break in the skin in which many of the affected cells die. As larger is the injured area, so lesser is the skin's ability to maintain the control of the stated reasons.

The amount of damage that a burn can cause depends upon its location, its depth, and how much of the body's surface area involves.

There are three basic classifications of skin burns based on their depth.

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, auto-immune, inflammatory condition that primarily affects the small joints of the hands, and feet. Over time symptoms influence the wrists, ankles, elbows, knees, and shoulders. In most cases, symptoms occur in the same joints on both sides of your body.

Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the synovial membrane. The result of this attack is a painful swelling that can eventually destroy the cartilage and the bone. Rheumatoid arthritis can also cause joint deformation and shifting out of place.

RA can cause inflammation to other organs of the body, such as the membrane around the heart, the whites of the eye, the blood vessels, and the membranes of the lung.

Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by periods of flares and remissions. It can onset at any age. It usually begins around 40 years and is mostly a women's disease.

While rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease, patients may experience long periods without symptoms.

Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure. Treatment focuses on controlling symptoms and preventing joint damage.

PSORIASIS

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, which affects men and women equally, and it appears between ages twenty and thirty-five. It is primarily an immune system disorder.

The affected area can range from a few spots of scaling to larger scaly patches of skin on the knees, elbows, arms, ears back, and scalp. The color of these patches is red to brown. Psoriasis can also affect the nails and can cause arthritis.

It is a hereditary, noncontagious disease.

Psoriasis is linked with rapid skin cell reproduction. The new skin cells onset too rapidly so the dead skin cells cannot be shed. The accumulated pileup of cells creates the characteristic silvery scales.

The appearance of psoriasis onsets the following schema: (period of) outbreak – (period of) remission.

ROSACEA

Rosacea is a common, chronic, inflammatory, life-disruptive skin disease that most often affects the forehead, the nose, the chin, and the cheeks. It begins with a tendency to redness or flushing with small bumps and sometimes pimples. It is characterized by flare-ups and remissions.

Rosacea is also known as “acne rosacea” because the inflammation looks like acne.

Rosacea is generally onset in patients between the ages of 30 and 50 years. The majority of them onsets white women. When it appears in men is more severe than in women.

Rosacea is often divided into four subtypes.

INSECT BITES

Many bites and stings are defensive. Insects sting to protect their hives, nests, or themselves against a perceived threat.

Bites and stings from insects are common and cause small reactions limited to the area of the bite. Most of these bites are a mere nuisance.

A sting or a bite by bees, hornets, wasps, ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, spiders, and fire ants, will be accompanied by a small amount of venom that causes most of the itching and pain associated with a sting.

Sometimes a bite or a sting may cause an allergic reaction known as anaphylactic shock. In this case, you need immediately a clinic treatment.

Insect bites and stings may be a serious problem in case the insect carries infectious agents or diseases, such as Malaria, Lyme disease, or Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Periodontal disease

Teeth are supported by the gums and bone. Our mouths are full of bacteria. These bacteria, along with mucus and other particles, constantly form a sticky, colorless “plaque” on teeth. Brushing and flossing help get rid of plaque.

Periodontal means “located around a tooth”. Periodontal disease is a chronic infection of the gums, bone, and other tissues that surround and support the teeth. The infection begins when the body's immune system is overwhelmed.

Periodontal diseases are often classified according to their severity. They range from mild gingivitis to more severe periodontitis.

Leg ulcers are open sores that develop on deteriorated areas of the skin. They refer to full-thickness skin loss on the leg or foot due to causes such as poor circulation, bacterial infection, or varicose veins. Ulcers may be provoked by pressure or injury on the calf or the foot.

Leg ulcers may be acute or chronic. Acute ulcers are defined as those that the injuries follow the normal phases of healing in 2-3 weeks. Chronic ulcers are those that the injuries, due to an underlying problem, do not heal, and the affected area increases in size. They need more than 3 weeks to heal.

Leg ulcers are more common in women and in the elderly.

A bed or pressure sore is a deep ulcer caused by prolonged pressure on the skin. This often occurs when a person lies in bed or sits in a chair for a long time restricting circulation. This has as result the cell destruction in the underlying tissue, the breaking down of the skin, and the formation of an open ulcer.

Bedsores are most often found on skin that covers bony areas, such as the heels, ankles, buttocks, hips, sacrum, tailbone, and in every place that the skin can be folded over itself.

Bedsores can develop quickly. Their treatment may be from easy to very hard. For this reason, it is important to inspect daily the skin of the patient in order to prevent them.

The most vulnerable to develop pressure sores are people who stay for a long time in bed or in a wheelchair.