Rare Skin Conditions - Wiki Itchy Mind

Colloidal Silver

Many people consume colloidal silver as a medical supplement to prevent and treat infections and other health conditions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved colloidal for this use, but as a supplement, the FDA doesn't oversee its marketing.

Xeroderma Pigmentosum

XP versus Solar Urticaria

XP might sound similar to solar urticaria, another rare sun-related skin condition, but the two are very different. People with solar urticaria have an allergic reaction to the sun and develop hives. And unlike XP, it often won't develop until adulthood.

Harlequin Ichthyosis

Ichthyosis

Ichthyosis is the name for several related conditions, ranging from everyday dry skin to more fatal versions, such as harlequin ichthyosis. There are at least 28 identified types of ichthyosis 

 

Hives

Some doctors think dermatographia may be a kind of hives caused by allergies. Hives are swollen, red, itchy welts that happen when cells release histamines into your blood, and then your small blood vessels leak.

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Who Gets It?

Men are twice as likely as women to get Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Those diagnosed also tend to be white and anywhere from 10 to 40 years old