Considering hand eczema (HE) to be at least two signs plus itch may be a good first step toward defining the condition, a questionnaire-based study suggests. "Our data emphasizes the importance of ...

Scabies is a contagious skin condition where mites burrow into the skin causing itchy rashes. Eczema is a noncontagious and life-long skin condition that flares up at different times, sometimes ...

Adults with atopic dermatitis and chronic hand eczema saw early and sustained improvements in skin and quality of life ...

These microscopic mites, which burrow under your skin and cause ferocious itching, are incredibly hard to get rid of – and cases in the UK have soared. What is causing the outbreak, and is there ...

If you have red, itchy rashes on your skin, you may wonder if you have eczema or scabies. They can look similar, but they are different conditions. Scabies happens to about 200 to 300 million people ...

A lack of understanding about what scabies is and how it’s treated could be behind the United Kingdom’s sudden spike in cases, experts say. When we think of scabies, we tend to think of 19th-century ...

Michael Head has previously received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK Department for International Development, and currently receives funding from Research England and the ...

A potassium hydroxide (KOH) examination of scales from his abdomen reveals definite scabietic elements (Figure 3), confirming the diagnosis of scabies. Images of these findings are shown to the ...