Common Skin Conditions

Comprehensive resource for patients and professionals from the AAD regarding skin care.

Comprehensive resource for patients and professionals regarding skin care. See “skin condition finder” for comprehensive list of skin conditions.

Presents authoritative facts about the skin for consumers and health professionals in New Zealand and throughout the world. It is written and reviewed by dermatologists, other health professionals and medical writers.

While a general health website, the site contains a variety of information pertaining to skin care.

This page provides comprehensive patient resources and information regarding all things related to the skin, from the rare to the commonplace.

Government website from the National Institutes of Health that includes helpful, easy-to-read information about skin diseases.

General guide with explanations at an easy reading level, so that both parents and their kids can read and understand.

Comprehensive resource for patients and professionals regarding skin care. Also allows patients to search for conditions based on age group, sex, and location on the body.

This flowchart from the website of the American Academy of Family Physicians provides a schematic to help patients self-diagnose skin findings and dictate their next steps.

Comprehensive resource from the Centers for Disease Control on skin cancer and the importance of sun safety.

Detailed information about each type of skin cancer, treatment and support specific to each type of cancer. Includes links about nutrition, research, online and community support groups, news, and patient stories.

Excellent summary of skin cancer treatment, prevention, screening, coping, clinical trials, and research. Provides excellent handouts with images for patients and professionals.

AAD page on how to spot and prevent skin cancers.

Helpful overview on moles and how to tell whether or not they are harmful.

Goes over melanoma risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in clear outline for patients.

Covers the ABCDEs of how to identify melanomas with photographs.

A comprehensive online acne information resource sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology.

Excellent overview of acne for patients from the American Academy of Dermatology. Links are provided at the bottom of the page with signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and management.

Compilation of useful links relating to all aspects of acne care.

Easy-to-read overview of acne from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Skin Diseases.

Information on the disease and prevention measures. Treatment plans and coping skills are also mentioned.

Must-see, excellent compilation of links relating to all aspects of psoriasis care.

Website of the National Psoriasis Foundation. Provides free information packets on psoriasis and this pdf (http://www.psoriasis.org/Document.Doc?id=157) with an overview of psoriasis on different parts of the body.

Helpful summary page for patients from the AAD with links to signs/symptoms, causes, diagnosis/treatment, and management tips.

Excellent overview of atopic dermatitis for patients from the American Academy of Dermatology. Links are provided at the bottom of the page with signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and management.

Excellent overview of contact dermatitis for patients from the American Academy of Dermatology. Links are provided at the bottom of the page with signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

Must-see, excellent compilation of links regarding eczema, especially overviews and treatments.

Excellent overview of seborrheic dermatitis for patients from the American Academy of Dermatology. Links are provided at the bottom of the page with signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

Types of dermatitis (also known as eczema) with helpful pictures and descriptions.

List of clinical trials related to skin disorders.

MedlinePlus provides information on skin biopsy tests and how to navigate before, during and after.

General guide from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that you might encounter during pregnancy, with a helpful glossary at the end.