It is opportune to discuss occupational skin disorders since recently a 'Save your Skin' Campaign has been undertaken in the United Kingdom by the Employment Advisory Service of the Health and Safety Executive to increase the awareness of employers and employees of the need to prevent skin problems in industry.' This was justified because skin disorders caused by substances at work are the most...

Skin problems are common during pregnancy, but accurate diagnosis can be difficult. Skin changes in pregnancy can be broadly divided into physiological (box 1), specific dermatoses of pregnancy, and other common skin diseases in pregnancy. In our experience of pregnancy skin clinics, approximately 50% of women present with an exacerbation of a common inflammatory skin disease (for example, ecze...

It is opportune to discuss occupational skin disorders since recently a 'Save your Skin' Campaign has been undertaken in the United Kingdom by the Employment Advisory Service of the Health and Safety Executive to increase the awareness of employers and employees of the need to prevent skin problems in industry.' This was justified because skin disorders caused by substances at work are the most...

Morris, K.C v o. Cassell & Co., Ltd., 1917. 12*. net. The 6th edition of this manual, written with the assistance of Dr. Ernest Dore, which appears after the 5th edition, has been out of print for some months. The sections of Syphilis and Radium have been enlarged, and in the former have been embodied the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Venereal Diseases as regards diagnosis and trea...

Lumpy skin disease is a poxviral disease with significant morbidity in cattle. Although the mortality rate is generally low, economic losses result from loss of condition, decreased milk production, abortions, infertility and damaged hides. The causative virus seems to be spread mainly by insects, and outbreaks can be widespread and difficult to control. Lumpy skin disease was confined to Afric...

The skin has considerable importance in relation to allergy. Many allergic disorders have manifestations which can be seen in the skin, apart from those in which the skin itself is the shock organ. And because the skin is so easily accessible, it can be used for various allergy test procedures, either clinically or experimentally. Notable advances have been made in the whole field of allergy an...

Lumpy skin disease (LSD, knopvelsiekte) is a pox disease of cattle characterised by fever, nodules 4 on the skin, mucous membranes and internal organs, emaciation, enlarged lymph nodes, oedema 5 of the skin, and sometimes death. The disease is of economic importance because it causes 6 reduced production, particularly in dairy herds. It also causes damage to the hide. LSD is caused by 7 strains...

COPYRIGHT 2016 LIPHOOK EQUINE HOSPITAL Allergies in horses are commonly encountered but, given their prevalence, are poorly understood, often difficult to investigate, and frustrating to treat. Serum Allergy Testing (SAT) and Intradermal Testing (IDT) are commonly used to diagnose allergic dermatitis. There is little evidence basis for the use of SAT or IDT in the diagnosis of respiratory aller...

In common rheumatologic diseases skin findings are an important diagnostic clue for astute clinicians. Skin manifestations can help identify systemic disease or may require therapy uniquely targeted at the cutaneous problem. This article discusses 3 common rheumatologic conditions seen in adults by dermatologists: cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, and morphea. The focus is on the cutaneous find...

The skin diseases are often incurable and treatments aim to reduce symptoms. Common examples include eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea and vitiligo. Whether these conditions are common or very rare, the impact on quality of life can be far-reaching and profound even without stigmatisation. Stigmatisation is an expression of prejudice and ignorance which the medical profession has a duty to comba...