Itching: a symptom with many causes

Mosquito or other insect bites, dehydrated and sensitive skin, contact with stinging plants or irritating dust, allergies, mycosis or colonization by parasites (lice in primis). These are just some of the reasons that can lead to the development of a itching transient, recurrent or persistent, mild or unbearable, localized in a circumscribed skin area (more or less extensive) or spread over a large part of the body surface. Find out here what are the main causes of itching and see your doctor to investigate them if you begin to suffer from significant and persistent seemingly incomprehensible itching.

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To avoid hair loss is it possible or not?

Despite the now widespread acceptance of smooth, shaved scalps as an alternative to partial baldness but difficult to disguise, for many men the hair loss continues to be a difficult

Coronavirus: how and when to wash hands

Washing hands appears to be a simple thing, but during the Coronavirus outbreak when it is more important than ever, most people still do not do it properly.

Itching from stinging plant

The skin may also react to a stinging plant, such as poison ivy, a plant well known to be responsible for an itchy rash. Skin sensitivity can also affect many other

Fasting: what should we know? What is it all about?

It simply means to stop eating completely, or almost completely, for a short period of time. A fast usually lasts 12 to 24 hours, but in some cases even days.

Staying in shape as we age

The body does not remain the same as it was 20 or even 10 years ago. Our training method could not remain the same as it was then either. Some

Mask and physical activity

During a sports training session, is it advisable to wear a face mask to protect oneself from COVID-19? Physical activity in training involves an increase in respiratory function, so it

Inadequate nutrition?

A proper diet that is complete in terms of the nutritional components of foods, with the right levels of sugars, and based on non-harmful products will ensure proper daily energy.

The benefits of healthy sexuality

No special reasons are needed to consider healthy sexuality important. It is pleasurable, relaxes, feels good physically and psychologically, allows deep communication between partners and strengthens relationships. But it may

Are our toilet habits normal?

Does it often happen that you have to get up during the night to urinate? Is the “hesitant bladder” a real thing? And when should one seek medical attention?

How to best manage diabetes

Healthy and balanced diet , low in simple sugars and with caloric intake compatible with the weight to be maintained or reduced; regular physical activity, without excess; proper daily intake

RELATED PATHOLOGIES

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition characterized by the appearance of characteristic thickened, flaky, inflamed patches on well-defined, more or less extensive skin areas. The disease affects 0.1-3.0% of the

Cellulite

Cellulite is an inflammatory-based alteration of the fat-rich subcutaneous tissue(panniculus adiposus), triggered by fluid stagnation due to poor venous and lymphatic circulation (lymph is a fluid that flows in channels

Angioma

Angiomas, also called “hemangiomas,” are benign vascular malformations involving arterial or venous capillaries and can affect anywhere on the body, but they tend to appear most often on the skin

Allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis is aninflammation of the mucosa lining the inner cavities of the nose (nasal mucosa).

Warts

Warts are benign formations that can appear on the skin anywhere on the body as a result of infection by one of the viruses of the human papilloma family or

Candidiasis

Candida Albicans and other related species can result in different types of infections. Cutaneous candidiasis include the condition of eroded skin between the toes, balanines the mycosis of the nails,

Mycosis

Cutaneous mycoses are a fairly large and diverse group of dermatologic conditions determined by the colonization of the epidermis by microorganisms such as Malassezia furur (responsible for pityriasis versicolor), dermatophyte

Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide, in both sexes, starting as early as adolescence; if not recognized and treated appropriately quickly, it can lead

Atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis or “atopic eczema” is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, associated with pruritus, that typically begins in the early years of life, then persisting throughout the pediatric years and

Epithelioma

Epithelioma is a tumor due to abnormal growth of epithelium, which corresponds to the tissue that lines the surface of all hollow structures and organs in the human body (from

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