What is dermatology?
Dermatology is the speciality of medicine that studies and treats human
skin and the diseases that affect it.
As examples of some of the areas of study and dedication of this
speciality, we can highlight
- Eczema: Eczema is a superficial inflammatory disease of the skin (dermatitis).
dermatitis) that causes itching, redness of the skin,
vesicles, oedema and exudation of serous fluid. The diagnosis
of eczema sometimes requires allergy tests
- Skin cancer: Skin cancer is the most common cancer in humans.
human beings. Put simply, there are two main groups, melanomas and
melanomas and non-melanoma skin cancers (basal cell carcinomas
basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas). O
treatment of this type of cancer is varied and must be individualised.
individualised. Treatments range from surgery to new
medical resources, such as the use of anti-tumour agents,
including photodynamic therapy, chemotherapy and the use of
biological response modifiers, among many others
- Paediatric dermatology: dermatology must take into account
the different stages of life. One of the most important is
childhood, as there are childhood diseases that are difficult for non-dermatologists to recognise.
recognised by non-dermatologists.
- Photobiology: Light, especially sunlight, plays an essential role in many dermatological
an essential role in many dermatological diseases. This
has led to the development of the fields of photobiology,
photodiagnosis and phototherapy. This area of dermatology
both research and the development of new treatments and
treatments and diagnostic methods for these complex
complex.
- Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): An STD is
a disease that is transmitted from an infected person to
another person through direct contact or through contact with
with infected fluids. They are called STIs because
spread is mainly through sexual contact,
including oral, anal and vaginal contact. STIs affect
mainly the genital area, but they can also affect
other parts of the body, either due to direct contact or the
extension of the body. The study of STDs is one of the
of the speciality called Venereology and is
dermatology due to the large number of cutaneous
skin manifestations that this type of disease presents.
- Dermatopathology: The special dynamics of the speciality have
has led dermatologists to take an interest in dermatopathological
dermatopathological examination. For a correct approach, the
dermatologist integrates clinical information with
microscopic observations of the patient’s biopsy. The
dermatopathological examination is not simply a laboratory test.
Accurate microscopic interpretation of the biopsy is important in
selection of appropriate therapies.
- Mycology: Fungi and yeasts are capable of causing many different
different forms of skin, hair and nail infections. Dermatologists
dermatologists are familiar with different
rapid and correct diagnosis of this type of disease, such as
direct examination and mycological culture.
- Trichology: The dermatologist is the most appropriate specialist
for the diagnosis and treatment of hair diseases.
the study of hair diseases and their prevention.
prevention, covering aspects of basic research,
clinical diagnostic techniques, medical therapy, scalp surgery and
surgery and cosmetic aspects.
