eMedicine - Vitiligo : Article by Seung-Kyung Hann, MD Vitiligo - Vitiligo is a specific type of leukoderma characterized by depigmentation of the epidermis. Occasionally, the loss of melanin (ie, hypopigmentation) is partial. It is an acquired progressive disorder in which some or all of the melanocytes in the interfollicular epidermis, and occasio vitiligo,white spot disease,acquired leukoderma,nonpigmented skin,depigmented skin,depigmentation,hypopigmentation,loss of melanin,hypomelanosis,hla-dr4,hla-b13,hla-b35,leukotrichia,trichrome vitiligo |
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eMedicine - Cellulitis : Article by Danny Lee Curtis, MD Cellulitis - The word cellulitis literally means inflammation of the cells. It generally indicates an acute spreading infection of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues resulting in pain, erythema, edema, and ... cellulitis,cellulitis, inflammation of skin , skin infection , group a streptococci , staphylococcus aureus , s aureus , group b streptococci , fungal cellulitis , erythema , escherichia coli cellu |