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Dermatology is a broad term covering the diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions. These include eczema, psoriasis, and acne. In the USA in 2002, the number of visits to dermatologists reached 32.2 million, whilst over 11.8 million people visited physicians with skin rashes of some description. Eczema or atopic dermatitis is a condition, often hereditary, where the skin becomes extremely itchy and inflamed, causing redness, swelling, cracking, weeping, crusting and scaling. Atopic dermatitis accounts for around 10-20% of referrals to dermatologists, and is most common in infants with 65% of patients developing symptoms within the first year of life. Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) skin disease characterized by scaling and inflammation. Scaling occurs when cells in the outer layer of skin reproduce faster than normal and pile up on the skin’s surface. Psoriasis affects 2-2.6% of the United States population, or almost 5.8-7 million people. It occurs in all age groups and about equally in men and women. When psoriasis develops, patches of skin thicken, redden, and become covered with silvery scales. These patches are sometimes referred to as plaques.

Acne can affect people from ages 10 through 40 and up. Acne can show up as any of the following: congested pores, whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, pustules or cysts (deep pimples). These blemishes occur wherever there are many oil (sebaceous) glands, mainly on the face, chest, and back.

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