Rosacea
https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/rosacea
What is rosacea? Rosacea (ro-ZAY-she-ah) is a long-term skin condition that causes reddened skin and a rash, usually on the nose and cheeks. It may also cause eye problems.
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Ichthyosis
https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/ichthyosis
What is ichthyosis? Ichthyosis is a group of skin disorders. It leads to dry, itchy skin that appears scaly, rough, and red. The symptoms can range from mild to severe. Ichthyosis can affect only the skin, but sometimes the disease can affect internal organs, too.
Psoriatic Arthritis
https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/psoriatic-arthritis
What is psoriatic arthritis? Psoriatic arthritis is a condition that causes swelling and pain in joints and the places where tendons and ligaments attach to bones. Most people who develop psoriatic arthritis already have psoriasis (a skin disease), but a small number have joint pain before the skin rash.
Rash Decisions: How to Deal With Itchy, Red Skin
https://www.niams.nih.gov/rash-decisions-how-deal-itchy-red-skin
Unraveling the Role of the Skin Microbiome in Health and Disease
https://www.niams.nih.gov/unraveling-role-skin-microbiome-health-and-disease
Human skin is home to diverse ecosystems including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These microbial communities comprise hundreds of species and are collectively known as the skin microbiome.
A More Precise Way to Knock Out Skin Rashes
https://www.niams.nih.gov/more-precise-way-knock-out-skin-rashes
Researchers published a proof-of-principle paper in the journal Science Immunology demonstrating just how precision medicine for inflammatory skin rashes might work.
Obesity alters response to anti-inflammatory treatment
https://www.niams.nih.gov/obesity-alters-response-anti-inflammatory-treatment
A treatment for severe skin inflammation that works well in lean mice made the condition worse in obese mice because of immune-cell changes associated with obesity.