A population-based study has shown a slightly elevated risk for patients’ developing skin disorders, including alopecia areata (AA), alopecia totalis (AT), vitiligo, and bullous pemphigoid (BP), more ...

Itchy skin, or pruritus, can be a symptom of liver disease. However, not everyone with liver disease experiences itching, and the specific causes of this itching are unknown. This article looks at the ...

Psoriasis causes thick patches of skin called plaques that are dry and flaky. Dandruff usually comes and goes and can be caused by oily hair or irritants. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease and ...

Researchers have identified a way of selectively eliminating the ‘bad’ immune cells that contribute to autoimmune skin diseases, while leaving the ‘good’ cells intact. The discovery could lead to ...

The Bicol Medical Center (BMC) on March 5 unveiled its newest medical equipment, the Excimer Laser, a specialized technology ...

Bullous pemphigoid is a rare autoimmune disease that affects your skin. It’s a chronic disease that causes itchy, fluid-filled blisters to form all over your body. Although people of all ages, ...

Autoimmune disease hair loss can happen with alopecia areata, lupus, thyroid diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and scalp psoriasis. Each disease has different effects, ...

In atopic dermatitis (AD), the itch-scratch cycle is tied to skin inflammation exacerbation that accelerates the progression of the disease, thus impacting the patient’s quality of life, where IL-31 ...

Inflammatory skin disorders comprise a diverse set of conditions exhibiting unique characteristics. Our objective was to systematically compare the affected and unaffected skin of individuals with ...

People with autoimmune skin diseases had significantly better cancer survival outcomes than others. Survival benefits were most notable in people with alopecia areata and Sjögren syndrome. Findings ...

A “living drug” was developed as a cancer treatment. Now it is showing promise for conditions, such as lupus and multiple sclerosis, that have long been considered incurable.