Skin conditions are common in cats, and the potential causes are numerous. If you see your feline friend itching, scratching, or biting at their skin, it may be a sign that something is off with their ...

Skin Care Tips: Your skin can sometimes provide early clues about your overall health, including the condition of your liver.

A shiny coat and healthy skin do more than make your pet look adorable—they can also provide important clues about its ...

Your skin isn’t separate from the rest of your body, a dermatologist says. And it can even clue you into potential heart ...

Allergies, infections, and parasites are the top causes of skin issues in pets. Atopic dermatitis (environmental allergy) is a common, often lifelong condition in dogs and cats. Secondary bacterial ...

Almost everyone carries microscopic mites on their skin. They live inside pores and hair follicles, feeding on skin oils and dead cells. When people first hear this, the reaction is often disgust or ...

Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is the rarest form of psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune skin condition. Unlike other forms, GPP can be severe or even life-threatening. The disease causes flares of ...

There are two types of skin pigmentation disorders: hyperpigmentation, in which the skin produces too much melanin, and hypopigmentation, in which the skin produces too little melanin. Skin ...

Nonstop itching. Swelling and peeling you can’t soothe. And where did those rashes or flakes come from? When problems like these won’t go away, the harm can run more than skin deep. People with ...

Air pollution contributes to skin aging, atopic dermatitis, acne, psoriasis, hair loss, and skin cancer through oxidative stress and inflammation. Particulate matter and gaseous pollutants disrupt ...

DENVER — Skin-picking and hair-pulling disorders are “underrecognized, understudied, and undertreated,” a dermatologist told colleagues, but medications — especially glutamatergic agents — are showing ...