General dermatology
Dermatology-venereology is a specialisation carried out after the medical school years.
General dermatology includes the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of the skin, subcutaneous cellular tissue, mucous membranes and skin appendages as well as cutaneous manifestations of systemic diseases.
Venereology deals with all aspects of sexually transmitted diseases (condyloma, herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea, etc.).
Some examples of diseases treated in dermatology and venereology: skin diseases: acne, rosacea, eczema, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, psoriasis, lichen planus, impetigo, molluscum contagiosum, pytiriasis rosé de Gibert, acrochordons, skin ulcers, scabies, mycosis, molluscum pendulum, cyst, milium/milia, sebaceous gland hyperplasia, lipoma, pytiriasis versicolor, Lyme disease, seborrheic keratoses, wart, bullous diseases (pemphigus, pemphigoide,. ..), lupus, vitiligo, melasma, chicken pox, shingles, paraviral eruptions, mole check-ups (nevi), melanoma, squamous cell / basal cell carcinomas, actinic keratoses...
Hair diseases: alopecia, ringworm, trichotillomania, seborrheic dermatitis, lichen, frontal fibrosis, folliculitis, androgenetic alopecia, ...
Mucosal diseases: (mouth, vulva, penis, anus): sexually transmitted diseases (condyloma, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, etc), lichen planus, lichen sclerosus, psoriasis, vulvitis, balanitis, candidiasis, ...
Nail diseases: ingrown nail, nail fungus (onychomycosis), psoriasis, lichen, carcinoma, melanoma, fibrokeratoma, onychopapilloma, onychomatricoma,