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Fig. 13.1 Central nervous system and local skin stress response Stress response coupled with genetic susceptibility and environmental factors cause different diseases in susceptible individuals, hence reported association of stress…

Fig. 21.1 Vicious cycle: stress responsible for the onset and exacerbation of psoriasis and psoriasis causes psychological stress Fig. 21.2 Erythematous and violaceous scaly plaque of psoriasis over the elbow…

Virus Medical treatment HSV Topical treatment: Aciclovir cream (5 %) five times daily (3–4 hourly intervals) during waking hours for 4 days [7]. Examples of systemic treatment schemas [3, 4]:…

Fig. 18.1 Stress response Urticaria-Nomenclature and Classification Urticaria is derived from the two latin words “urtic” which means nettle and “uere” that means burn. The name suffices the stinging or…

  Apocrine sweat gland Eccrine sweat gland Structure Coiled tubular Coiled tubular Location Axilla and perianal areas All over the body Odorous Yes No Method of secretion Secreted from canals…

Ultraviolet light A form of radiation that is not visible to the human eye. It’s in an invisible part of the “electromagnetic spectrum” that reaches the earth from the sun….

Wrinkles Telangiectasia Dry skin Liver or age spots Seborrheic keratoses Cherry angiomas Varicose veins/ulcers Bruising (purpura) Itching Skin cancers Photoaging is a highly evident and significant trait of aging skin…

Fig. 1.1 Role of Stress in neuroimmunological response Psychoineuroimmulongy Psychoneuroimmunology, a relatively new field which relates to the study of complex and synchronous activation and interactions of behavioral, neural, endocrine,…