Skin Conditions
Featured Articles : Skin Conditions
![If you have eczema, petroleum jelly or thicker creams are good options for moisturizing your skin.](https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/eczemaComp980x587.jpg)
Eczema and the cold
Eczema: What is it? Eczema is a skin condition that makes your skin dry, itchy, and inflamed. It can show...
Cold-Weather Wellness, Skin Conditions, Eczema![Zain Verjee speaks at the Unstoppable Africa Conference in 2022.](https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/Zain_Verjee.jpg)
Zain Verjee is no longer hiding from psoriasis
As a leading international journalist on CNN and other major television news outlets, Zain Verjee’s face was visible to millions...
Psoriasis, Skin Conditions![If you have skin problems that keep coming back, you may need to speak to a dermatologist.](https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/skin-101-480.jpg)
Skin 101: Identifying common conditions
Skin: It's our body's largest organ. It protects us by keeping fluids in and harmful microbes out. Sometimes,...
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A visual guide to 6 conditions that cause skin discoloration
Vitiligo is not the only disease that causes skin to change color. Here are a few conditions and what they...
Vitiligo, Skin Conditions![](https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/psoriasisontheroadtodiscovery-sp17.jpg)
Psoriasis: On the road to discovery
Advances in genetic knowledge are providing the keys to unlock new treatments. NIH-supported researcher James T. Elder, M.D., Ph...
Psoriasis, Skin Conditions![Psoriasis patches (or plaques) often occur on the legs and scalp, as pictured above. But they can occur on the skin anywhere on the body.](https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/questionsandanswersaboutpsoriasis-sp17.jpg)
Questions and answers about psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) skin disease of scaling and inflammation that affects more than three percent of the U...
Psoriasis, Skin Conditions![Brian LaFoy with his wife Jennifer, and his children, Micah and Bethany.](https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/psoriasisdoesntslowdown-sp17.jpg)
Psoriasis doesn’t slow down Texan Brian LaFoy
Brian LaFoy has been around psoriasis his whole life. His father has it and his father's mother has it....
Psoriasis, Skin Conditions