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Department of Dermatology

Atopic Dermatitis

The most common skin disorder among children is eczema which shows variations in affected areas that are prone to itching based on age. It has a tendency to be congenital, is frequently accompanied by asthma and allergic rhinitis, and is characterized by its progressing chronic nature and frequent recurrences.

Contact Dermatitis

This is a sort of eczema that refers to dermatitis which occurs as a result of contact with external substances. In daily life, it is frequently caused by cosmetics, metal accessories, Japanese lacquer, dyes and rubber.

Athletes Foot

This is an infectious disease caused by fungi that can occur anywhere on the skin including the foot, toenails and groin. It is diagnosed on the spot through a microscope and can be cured since many relatively safe antifungal drugs have been developed recently.

Acne

This is a chronic inflammatory disease occurring in follicles and sebaceous glands on the skin which frequently occurs on the face, neck, back and chest area. This mainly occurs in puberty but may occur among patients in their 30s or later. Although not certain, the causes are known to be related to sex hormones, bacterial infection, and genetic factors. Deteriorating factors may include fatigue, emotional tension, some drugs such as steroids, oily cosmetics and other chemicals. If neglected, acne may leave severe scars on the face. Therefore, you may want receive appropriate treatment based on the degree of acne.

Psoriasis

This is a disease that appears as a red rash that appears as millet grains. These are then covered by many layers of skin peels like white scales and grow to form plates. Definite diagnosis is through skin biopsy. Considering that this is a chronic recurrent disease, methods that produce excellent effects but have little adverse effects should be selected.

Vitiligo

This is a disease that appears as irregular white spots on the skin due to partial disappearance of pigment cells which may occur on any region. Most patients with this disease are healthy but this may occur in conjunction with other diseases such as thyroid disease. Although this is not an incurable disease, it is an intractable disease and thus requires a long treatment period.

Wart

This is an infectious disease caused by viruses that frequently occur in children during preschool ages. This can be treated with diverse methods such as cryotherapy.

Skin tumor

It is desirable to treat all skin tumors after a confirmation through a skin biopsy. A skin biopsy can be simply conducted by the outpatient clinic.

Beauty Related Diseases

For diverse diseases such as chloasma, freckles and lentigo, the most appropriate treatment method should be selected under accurate diagnoses. There are diverse treatment methods such as ointment application, laser operation and chemical peeling.

Alopecia

This refers to conditions in which regions that should have hair lack hair. In the case of a normal person, the number of hairs is estimated around 100,000 and in the case of a healthy adult, approximately 40-l00 pieces of hairs normally fall out a day. Frequently found alopecia includes congenital male pattern alopecia, areata alopecia of uncertain causes and telogen alopecia after delivery. Since there are diverse causes and kinds of alopecia, hair-restorers should be used after accurate diagnoses.