Skin diseases

Category: Illness or disabilities

Type

Involuntary

Introduction and description

All the following are classified as skin diseases, the list is not complete but gives some idea of the types and number of diseases that can affect the skin:

• Acne - is a common human skin disease, characterized by areas of skin with seborrhea (scaly red skin), comedones (blackheads and whiteheads), papules (pinheads), nodules (large papules), pimples, and possibly scarring
• Psoriasis - Psoriasis is a common, chronic relapsing/remitting  skin disease characterized by red, scaly patches, papules, and plaques, which usually itch. The skin lesions seen in psoriasis may vary in severity from minor localized patches to complete body coverage. “The disease affects 2–4% of the general population of the USA”
• Hives - Urticaria (from the Latin urtica, nettle,) commonly referred to as hives, is a kind of skin rash notable for pale red, raised, itchy bumps. Hives might also cause a burning or stinging sensation
• Angioedema  is the rapid swelling of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue,  mucosa and submucosal tissues. Cases where angioedema progresses rapidly are treated as a medical emergency, as airway obstruction and suffocation can occur. 
• Alopecia areata (AA) is a condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body, usually from the scalp.  Two known causes are fungal infection and viruses, although the fungus may invade as a result of reduced immunity from the virus
• Tinea versicolor - is a fungus infection that commonly affects the skin of young people, especially the chest, back, and upper arms and legs. Tinea versicolor is caused by a fungus that lives in the skin of some adults. It does not usually affect the face. This fungus produces spots that are either lighter than the skin or a reddish-brown.
• “Cutaneous mycoses” occur deep into the epidermis, and also include invasive hair and nail diseases. Unlike the superficial mycoses, host immune responses may be evoked resulting in pathologic changes expressed in the deeper layers of the skin. The resulting diseases are often called ringworm (even though there is no worm involved) or tinea.  The wonderfully named  Jock itch, Tinea cruris, is in this class.  One common disease is athlete's foot. These are caused by fungi-  Microsporum, Trichophyton  and Epidermophyton fungi 
•  Scabies (from Latin: scabere, "to scratch") is a contagious skin infection spread by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. The mite is a tiny, and usually not directly visible, parasite which burrows under the host's skin, causing intense allergic itching. Initial infections require four to six weeks to become symptomatic. Reinfection, however, may manifest symptoms within as few as 24 hours. Because the symptoms are allergic, their delay in onset is often mirrored by a significant delay in relief after the parasites have been eradicated.
• Eczema and Dermatitis - dermatitis(from Greek δέρμα derma "skin" and -ῖτις -itis "disease") and eczema (Greek: ἔκζεμα ekzema "eruption") is inflammation of the skin. It is characterized by itchy, erythematous, vesicular, weeping, and crusting patches. In some languages, dermatitis and eczema are synonyms, while in other languages dermatitis implies an acute condition and eczema a chronic one. Symptoms include dryness and recurring skin rashes that are characterized by redness, skin swelling, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. Areas of temporary skin discoloration may appear and are sometimes due to healed injuries. Scratching open a healing lesion may result in scarring and may enlarge the rash
• Vitiligo  - is a condition that causes depigmentation of parts of the skin. It occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin pigmentation, die or are unable to function. There are all sorts of theories about the cause of vitiligo - genetic, oxidative stress, neural, - none of which make any sense. Vitiligo is often the end stage of one of the other types of skin disease leading one to suspect it has exactly the same causes. Some research is at last beginning to recognise the role of viruses, no doubt in time all the others in the list below will emerge. Michael Jackson acquired vitiligo from the pharmaceuticals he was prescribed.
• Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes. Melanomas typically occur in the skin but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye. In women they most commonly occur on the legs, while in men they are most common on the back.  Sometimes they develop from a mole with concerning changes including an increase in size, irregular edges, change in colour, itchiness, or skin breakdown
• Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection, caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. It produces patches of red inflamed skin, sores and blisters and occasionally ulcerous lesions around the face, hands, armpits, back of the knees, neck and genitals, which can erupt and develop yellow-brown crusts.  The lesions may be painful or itchy.  There may even be bruising in extensive infections as capillaries are broken and infected.

Causes

Stress

There appears to be a commonly held view that skin problems are caused by 'stress'.  This is partly true, because stress often compromises the immune system and once this barrier to our defences has been breached the real culprits can have a field day. Thus stress may be a principle cause of the start of problems

But to just say it is stress would be missing the point, we now need to look further for root causes.

Pharmaceuticals

Several thousand pharmaceuticals cause skin diseases.  ACE inhibitors, for example can cause both angioedema and other allergic reactions such as asthma.  Statins can cause Psoriasis.  The list is too long to list here, so I have provided some links to the eHealthme web site where you can search the lists for yourself

• this LINK can be used to get those causing dermatitis
• this LINK can be used to get those causing psoriasis.
• this LINK can be used for those causing angiodema
• this LINK for alopecia
• this LINK for hives
• this LINK for acne
• this LINK for Vitiligo

Vitamin supplements

Overall there is a a strong link between both allergic and asthmatic conditions as well as skin diseases and vitamin supplements, especially in the young [in the following paper atopy is hypersensitivity]

Food allergy

In this case the body is treating a food substance as a poison or toxin.  It is most important, however, that you read the section on both food allergies and other allergies as the ultimate cause of these may be to blame - note that vaccines are one culprit here.

Nutritional deprivation

Including both vitamin imbalance and mineral imbalance.  There are papers that link zinc deficiency and Vitamin D deficiency for example with both alopaecia and vitiligo.  The link to Vitamin D deficiency in those with vitiligo is of especial interest as people with this condition often have to wear a sun blocker because of their lack of pigmentation.  As the sun is a major source of vitamin D, it would follow that they become Vitamin D deficient, thus this may be an effect and not a cause.

Fungal infections

Fungi are a major source of skin infections as will be evident from the descriptions in the introductory section, but there appear to be some cases where the fungus only gains a hold because the immune system is struggling to combat a viral infection.  In effect the fungus is less a cause and more of a symptom, for example

Toxins

A large range of toxins appear to be one of the causes of skin diseases including all the heavy metals.  I would like you to take note of the fact that the one thing that did not cause ezcema in the children in the following study was lanolin, and yet there have been reports circulated by the scientific community sponsored by pharmaceutical, cosmetics and chemical companies that lanolin is a culprit........

One major source of problems is cosmetics and other supposed skin care products ranging from sunscreen lotions, to baby care shampoos to lipsticks, and eye shadow , which often have high levels of heavy metals or a toxin called Methylisothiazolinone - found in 'leave on' hand creams,  foundation, sunscreen lotion, baby skin care lotion plus a number of related products.  It is a preservative but causes dermatitis amongst other problems.  There is also an alarming new trend to put nanoparticles in skin care products such as sunscreen lotion, hand creams and cosmetics.  Skin diseases will be the least of a person's problems in this case, as nanoparticles can cause gene mutation.

Vaccines

If you look at the paper above one of the culprits was Thiomersal.  Thiomersal is also known under the trade name Merthiolate. It is based on mercury, so it can be classified as a heavy metal and toxin. It has been used as a preservative in vaccines, immunoglobulin preparations, skin test antigens, antivenins, ophthalmic and nasal products, and tattoo inks.

Its use as a vaccine preservative was controversial, and it was theoretically phased out from routine childhood vaccines in the United States, the European Union, and a few other countries “to assuage popular fears”. The current scientific consensus is that no convincing scientific evidence supports these fears. The paper above might make them change their minds.

The other problem with vaccines, is the use of live viruses in some.  As will be apparent if you read the following section on viruses, viruses can cause skin diseases.  Although the theory states that a vaccine is intended to induce the immune system to create an immunological response to the virus, a large number of viruses do not get 'killed', they simply get subdued by the immune system and lie low, waiting for the immune system to be compromised.  Thus a vaccine can give a person a virus they did not have, which then erupts at some later time and produces disease - one of which is skin disease.

Artificial food colourings 

There is a proven link between these and hives as well as Angiodema.  If we again use the paper above we have another example.  Colophonium - is a solid form of resin obtained from pines and some other plants, mostly conifers, produced by heating fresh liquid resin to vaporize the volatile liquid terpene components. It is also called Rosin. Despite being potentially poisonous, Rosin is used as a glazing agent in medicines and chewing gum. It is denoted by E number E915. A related glycerol ester (E445) is also used as an emulsifier in soft drinks.

Parasites 

A number of parasites are implicated in skin infections and diseases, for example, researchers have isolated the bacteria Bacillus oleronius, carried by the Demodex folliculorum mite as the root cause of Acne [Ref  PMID:  24248990].  Leishmania - a genus of trypanosomatic  protozoa causes skin sores which erupt weeks to months after the person affected is bitten by sand flies.

For more details see the section on Acne and Parasites.

One major cause of skin diseases, however, is also a parasite and that is the mite.  Mites belong to the order Anthropoda: Chelicerata: Arachnida: Acarina.  The order Acarina includes mites and ticks and both are capable of causing extremely serious diseases - itching and ear diseases, lung diseases, intestinal disease...........

And Hantavirus which causes skin eruptions

and Rickettsialpox caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus (Rickettsia akari), which is transferred to humans via mites.  The first symptom is a bump formed by the bite, eventually resulting in a black, crusty scab. Many of the symptoms are flu-like including fever, chills, weakness and achy muscles but the most distinctive symptom is the rash that breaks out, spanning the infected person's entire body.  It can be mistaken for chicken pox.

Several species of Trombiculidae bite their host in their larval stage and cause "intense irritation" or "a wheal, usually with severe itching and dermatitis".  They can also cause Scrub typhus.  So mites may be small, but they are major culprits in skin diseases.

Bacterial infection

A number of links are now being made between skin diseases and bacteria.  For example, there is a known link between Psoriasis and the Helicobacter pylori bacteria.  This is not the only bacteria to be implicated, however, many more are starting to be named, for example:

One of the interesting things about the range of bacteria that are able to cause skin diseases are that many of them have not been caught but were possibly acquired via vaccines. In the example paper below the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria causes diptheria, but these children had not had diptheria.

In trying to identify the cause of the skin disease, one needs to be aware that secondary infection can result via the wounds in the skin

Viral infections 

Viruses are an increasingly recognised and major source of skin infections of all sorts from lesions to ulcers, dermatitis to psoriasis.  Just about all the major viruses produce symptoms that affect the skin in some way and in some cases the effects on the skin are about the only indication that the virus has entered the body.  Small cold sores, for example, can be an indicator of major viral infection.  Viruses are longterm killers, as many lay low in the body until the immune system is at a low ebb, at which point they re-emerge and attack, thus any form of skin infection needs to be treated seriously.  It is clear from the papers on Pubmed that some viruses and the skin infections they cause could only have been acquired via vaccination.  The section on viral infections gives far more detail, but just as an example:

It may be worth repeating one of the findings in the viral infection section

and it would appear there is a link between this virus and eczema  [ref  EFFICACY, POTENTIAL AND HAZARDS OF VACCINES.KATZ SL. N Engl J Med. 1964 Apr 23;270:884-8. PMID: 14110035]

Surgery and trauma

There appears to be some evidence [see references] that sutures that do not disperse, sutures that harbour bacteria, objects left in patients accidentally during surgery including sponges etc, are a cause of psoriasis.  They can of course be a cause of a great deal more problems in some patients including death, organ damage and great pain and distress, but skin problems are an outward manifestation that something has gone wrong.

Liver damage

One of the causes of skin problems can be liver damage.  People or children, for example, with a damaged liver have in studies often developed eczema/dermatitis.
“These results suggest some relationship between atopic dermatitis and liver function in infants.  PMID: 7613128”
One of the side effects of the liver damage may be that it damages the enzymes needed to process Essential Fatty Acids and this inability to process the EFAs may then result in the eczema in the chain explained below

So this tells us why people with liver damage may get eczema and other skin problems.  But this is not identifying the cause of the damage, simply treating the effects, which is helpful but not enough.  To treat the eczema we have to treat the liver damage.

Lymph system disease

The lymph system disease may itslef be caused by one of the above, but it helps to know the role of the lymph system in causing these sorts of eruptions.  Where the lymph system is damaged or blocked via surgery or a pathogen, inflammation will occur followed by weeping of the lymph fluid out of the area via the skin.  Eczema can follow a similar pattern and for the same reasons.

Treatment

Find the cause.  In the observations below I have provided some papers from Pubmed, plus observations from other sources describing foods and medicines that help alleviate the symptoms and chelate the cause. 

References and further reading

An exceptionally important section that is pertinent to this section is that on Anaphylaxis.  The reason will become clear if one follows the LINK.  The description uses the work of the Nobel prize winner Dr Charles Richet

• Contact Dermatitis. 2009 May;60(5):264-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01537.x.Contact hypersensitivity and allergic contact dermatitis among school children and teenagers with eczema.  Czarnobilska E1, Obtulowicz K, Dyga W, Wsolek-Wnek K, Spiewak R. Institute of Clinical and Environmental Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakrow, Poland.
•  Arch Dermatol Res. 2010 Sep;302(7):495-8. doi: 10.1007/s00403-010-1065-0. Epub 2010 Jul 4.  Evidence for the presence of bacteria in the blood of psoriasis patients.Munz OH1, Sela S, Baker BS, Griffiths CE, Powles AV, Fry L. Department of Food Sciences, The Volcani Institute, Beth Dagan, Israel.
• ROLE OF TRAUMA IN ISOMORPHIC RESPONSE IN PSORIASIS.  FARBER EM, ROTH RJ, ASCHHEIM E, EDDY DD, EPINETTE WW.  Arch Dermatol. 1965 Mar;91:246-51. PMID:  14246164
• Prolonged outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection traced to a healthcare worker with psoriasis.  Crusz SA, Yates C, Holden S, Kearns A, Boswell T.  J Hosp Infect. 2014 Jan;86(1):42-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.10.006. Epub 2013 Oct 31.  PMID:  24296162
• Dermoscopic prevention and improved detection of retained sutures.  Naimer SA.  J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Mar;70(3):e57-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.030.  PMID:  24528916
• Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1995 May-Jun;107(1-3):189-93.  Study of liver function in infants with atopic dermatitis using the 13C-methacetin breath test.  Iikura Y1, Iwasaki A, Tsubaki T, Akasawa A, Onda T, Katsunuma T, Miura K, Ebisawa M, Saito H, Koya N, et al.
• Am Coll Nutr. 1986;5(2):213-28.  Increased requirements for essential fatty acids in atopic individuals: a review with clinical descriptions.  Galland L.

Related observations

Healing observations

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• A pilot study assessing the effect of prolonged administration of high daily doses of vitamin D on the clinical course of vitiligo and psoriasis 012054
• A randomized controlled clinical study to evaluate the effectiveness of an active moisturizing lotion with colloidal oatmeal skin protectant versus its vehicle for the relief of xerosis 018882
• A study on the extracts of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. in treatment of cyclophosphamide induced alopecia 027891
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• Antiallergic effect of the root of Paeonia lactiflora and its constituents paeoniflorin and paeonol 019431
• Antibacterial action of several tannins against Staphylococcus aureus 017821
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• Anticancer properties of low molecular weight oat beta-glucan - An in vitro study 018883
• Antifungal and antioxidant activities of the phytomedicine pipsissewa, Chimaphila umbellata 019571
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• Asafoetida and bacteria 006980
• Ass's milk in children with atopic dermatitis and cow's milk allergy: crossover comparison with goat's milk 021237
• Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis: a case-control study 012055
• Atharvaveda - I 24 Leprosy cured by a dark plant 015855
• Atharvaveda - VI 25 Charm against scrofulous sores upon neck and shoulders 015854
• Berberis vulgaris and Acne 010593
• Bingen, Hildegard of - Barley 022683
• Bingen, Hildegard of - Broad Beans 022686
• Bingen, Hildegard of - Ginger 022694
• Bingen, Hildegard of - Lentils 022687
• Bingen, Hildegard of - Rye 022681
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• Calendula - anti-inflammatory, antiviral and anti-tumour activity 010862
• Calendula - skin diseases and ADRs 010865
• Calendula - wound healing and antibacterial action 010863
• Calendula and Rosemary - dermatological protective effects 010866
• Cobalt Toxicity from Hip Replacement: Symptoms and Treatment 025373
• Cod liver oil, Dementia and Alzheimers disease 012194
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• Contribution to the knowledge of the folk plant medicine in Calabria region (Southern Italy) 019475
• Croll, Oswald - Preface of Signatures – 06 016024
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• Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Heal-all [Self-heal] 018269
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• Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Vervain 016085
• Culpepper's Complete Herbal on White Willow 020521
• Dermatitis and Evening primrose oil 012139
• Dermatitis and plants 006767
• Dose-dependent effects of evening primrose oil in children and adolescents with atopic dermatitis 012140
• Dr Duke's activity in Caffeic acid 017760
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• Dr Duke's list of anti-psoriasis activity for Carrots 012422
• Dr Duke's list of anti-psoriasis activity for Celery 012423
• Dr Duke's list of anti-psoriasis activity for Grapes 012421
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• Dr Duke's list of biological activities for Vitamin C 017880
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• Dr Duke's list of Chemicals and their Biological Activities in: Prunella vulgaris L. (Lamiaceae) -- Heal-All, Self-Heal 018270
• Dr Duke's list of Chemicals in Plants with Antipsoriatic Activity 019352
• Dr Duke's list of Plants Containing HYDROXYPROLINE 017965
• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antialopecic Activity 018420
• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (skin) activity 018466
• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antidermatitic activity 018427
• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antieczemic activity 018421
• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antipsoriatic Activity 018422
• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiurticaric Activity 018426
• Dr Duke's list of Skin disease activity for the Dog Rose 018095
• Dr Duke's list of the Biological Activities of RUTIN 018281
• Dr Duke's list of the top 20 plants containing Vitamin C 017964
• Dr Duke’s list of Chemicals and their Biological Activities in: Cucurbita pepo L. (Cucurbitaceae) -- Zucchini 027494
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• Effect of Red Clover Isoflavones over Skin, Appendages, and Mucosal Status in Postmenopausal Women 017928
• Effects of Emollient Containing Bee Venom on Atopic Dermatitis: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Base-Controlled, Multicenter Study of 136 Patients 023517
• Efficacy of intravenous magnesium in neuropathic pain 027627
• Efficacy of topical 4% Quassia amara gel in facial seborrheic dermatitis:a randomized, double-blind, comparative study 019147
• EFT and car accident 006218
• Essential Fatty Acids, Viral infections and Eczema 012001
• Ethnobotanical study on traditional use of medicinal plants in South-Western Serbia, Zlatibor district 017661
• Farmhouse Herb Salve – submitted by Mrs Catherine Mary Drury, Nottinghamshire 029570
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• Finnish saunas and their benefits from a user 010376
• Fish oil, evening primrose oil, linoleic acid and psoriasis 012002
• Gammalinolenic acid-enriched diet alters cutaneous eicosanoids. 017967
• Goodheart, George - On the Acid-Alkaline balance 011173
• Green tea and skin problems 005391
• Herbs and Streptococcus pyogenes 010326
• Histamine deficiency promotes inflammation-associated carcinogenesis 019083
• Histidine deficiency, filaggrin and psoriasis 019127
• Incidence of Candida in psoriasis--a study on the fungal flora of psoriatic patients 021024
• Larvicidal effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Senna alata on Anopheles gambiae, Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti 021420
• Laughter therapy and dermatitis 006281
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• Liquorice and viruses 005358
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• Malnutrition and skin disease in Far East prisoners-of-war in World War II. 027371
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• Mechanisms involved in the chemoprotective effects of rosemary extract studied in human liver and bronchial cells 017758
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• Mrs Grieve on Adder's Tongue 020496
• Mrs Grieve on Agrimony 019199
• Mrs Grieve on Angelica Tree (Aralia spinosa) 020901
• Mrs Grieve on Apples 016642
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• Mrs Grieve on Barberry bark and root exract 008092
• Mrs Grieve on Burdock 017004
• Mrs Grieve on Calendula 010861
• Mrs Grieve on Chickweed 018261
• Mrs Grieve on Comfrey 016795
• Mrs Grieve on Common Groundsel 029571
• Mrs Grieve on Cucumber 027510
• Mrs Grieve on Dandelions 016646
• Mrs Grieve on Elecampane 019928
• Mrs Grieve on Pine trees 016950
• Mrs Grieve on Slippery Elm 017215
• Mrs Grieve on Wild Amaranth 020773
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• Philippine Herbs Used in Small Animal Practice 021374
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• Plantain tea - The Healing power of herbs – Ceres Esplan 019573
• Plants for a Future on Coltsfoot 011294
• Plants for use with skin diseases 010325
• Plants used to treat skin diseases 027515
• Premature babies, lanolin, olive oil and dermatitis 010131
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• Psoriasis and nutrition 012060
• Randomized trial of aromatherapy: Successful treatment for alopecia areata 021310
• Rapid human melanoma cell death induced by sanguinarine through oxidative stress 018339
• Report on Absorption of magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) across the skin 027618
• Riboflavin Deficiency as a cause of disease 027370
• Rowanberries and bacteria 007152
• Sauna health benefits and risks 006718
• Screening for estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities of plants growing in Egypt and Thailand 017892
• Selenium as an alternative to chemotherapy 013093
• Self care integrative treatment demonstrated in rural community setting improves health related quality of life of lymphatic filariasis patients in endemic villages 016652
• Sensory deprivation and sleep as a cure for skin diseases 011883
• Shampoo, soap and skin problems 015684
• Short Communication: Studies of antimicrobial activity and chemical constituents of Ximenia americana 019175
• Skin grafts and healing ointments 010128
• Spectacular, Sacramental Meeting Ibogaine by Bjorn C. 017441
• Stockham, Alice Bunker - Karezza - Healing and the placebo effect 013807
• Successful treatment of necrobiotic xanthogranuloma with total glucosides of paeony 019436
• Sulphur, dermatitis, acne, dandruff and warts 005565
• Sulphur, psoriasis, dermatitis and spas 006682
• Superating wounds and Peru balsam 010130
• Systematic review of UV-based therapy for psoriasis. 027424
• Tea tree oil and antimicrobial action 010320
• Tea tree oil and scabies 010323
• The active natural anti-oxidant properties of chamomile, milk thistle, and halophilic bacterial components in human skin in vitro 017223
• The Evidence for Using Hypnosis with Skin Disorders 012307
• The Healing Power of Sleep 026790
• The Manuals of Taoist Sexual Practise – Ten Questions 02 017839
• Total glucosides of paeony inhibit the inflammatory responses of mice with allergic contact dermatitis by restoring the balanced secretion of pro-/anti-inflammatory cytokines 019435
• Treatment for diabetic ulcer wounds using a fern tannin optimized hydrogel formulation with antibacterial and antioxidative properties 022700
• Treatment of refractory cases of atopic dermatitis with acidic hot-spring bathing 023832
• Using your skin to fight athlete's foot 006900
• Vitamin D deficiency and Hyperthyroidism 012197
• Vitamin D deficiency and the Epstein Barr Virus 012199
• Vitamin D deficiency in chronic idiopathic urticaria 015909
• Vitamin D deficiency, Psoriasis and Obesity 012056
• Vitamin D status in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis 012057
• Vitiligo and Vitamin D deficiency 010133
• Vitiligo co-morbidities 010134
• Vitiligo, Psoriasis and Vitamin D 010132
• Walnut leaf lotion and eczema 019462
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• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 03 026308
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 04 026309
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 05 026310
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 06 026311
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 07 026312
• Zinc deficiency 006866

Hallucination

• Aczone and Dapsone 017947
• Adding lamotrigine to valproate: incidence of rash and other adverse effects. Postmarketing Antiepileptic Drug Survey (PADS) Group 023513
• Advair Diskus and hfa 015637
• Agent Orange poisoning 006266
• Allergic like reactions to fish and Swiss cheese 012475
• Amevive and Alefacept 017986
• Ammonium lactate, Amlactin and Lac-Hydrin 017994
• Amphotericin 006894
• Arava 018008
• Aristocort and Aristospan 018010
• Artificial food colourings and psychotic reactions 005658
• Asmanex 018014
• Azathioprine and Imuran 017706
• Azithromycin and Zithromax 001136
• Beclometasone 017710
• Betamethasone dipropionate 018041
• Calcitriol hallucinations 006838
• Carbamazepine 012342
• Chlorphenamine, Demazin, Tylenol, Contac 12 hour 002095
• Claritin 002109
• Clobetasol Propionate 018213
• CNS Diseases and Uveitis 027568
• Decadron 018851
• Desonide 018858
• Desowen 018859
• Desoximetasone 018860
• Dimeticone 018869
• Doxepin hydrochloride 018929
• Efalizumab Brand Name Raptiva 017737
• Fluocinonide 019063
• Gluten Sensitivity 023512
• Golimumab and Simponi 017734
• Hallucinations and hypoglycemia from ciprofloxacin 013004
• Humira 019108
• Humira 017717
• Lamisil 006893
• Leflunomide and Arava 017727
• Loniten 019269
• Lotrisone 019479
• Maxalt 005746
• Methotrexate and Trexall 017729
• Minoxidil 019536
• Nasacort and Triamcinalone 017682
• Nasonex and Mometasone 017684
• Neurological and ocular fascioliasis in humans 012754
• Nizoral 019699
• Omalizumab trade name Xolair 017735
• Pegintron 016899
• Pellagra causes and cures 005528
• Porphyria hallucinations 010185
• Porphyria, hallucinations and neuropathy 010183
• Prograf 015676
• Proleukin 019869
• Protopic 019980
• Psorcon 019981
• Psychosis after visiting a tanning salon 012465
• Qvar 40 019990
• Ranitidine 015688
• Remicade 015695
• Rogaine 020012
• Soriatane 020042
• Spironolactone and Aldactone 005057
• Systemic vasculitis associated with Fasciola hepatica [liver fluke] infection 012756
• Tacrolimus 015718
• Thalidomide - Chemie Grünenthal/Celgene Corporation 014496
• Torisel hallucinations 006926
• Toxins in eye shadow - Cosmetic companies 014503
• Toxins in lipstick - Cosmetic companies 014502
• Triamcinolone 015759
• Triamcinolone acetonide and Aristocort 017689
• Unusual manifestations of premenstrual syndrome 017905
• Vanceril 020345
• Vitamin abuse causes psychosis 005246
• Wart treatment causes hallucinations 006957
• West Nile Virus Central Nervous System Infection in Patients Treated With Rituximab: Implications for Diagnosis and Prognosis, With a Review of Literature 027567

Wisdom, Inspiration, Divine love & Bliss

• Acute porphyria attack produces a walk into Paradise 021106
• Finnish saunas and their benefits from a user 010376
• Professor Dean Ornish - Your genes are not your fate 013068
• The Manuals of Taoist Sexual Practise – Ten Questions 02 017839
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 06 026311

Out of time

Near death, Out of time, Out of body, Rebirth

• Acute porphyria attack produces a walk into Paradise 021106
• Agent Orange poisoning 006266
• Spectacular, Sacramental Meeting Ibogaine by Bjorn C. 017441
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 03 026308
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 04 026309
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 06 026311

Enlightenment

Kundalini, Ecstasy, Moksha, Nirvana and Annihilation

• Morrells, Luce and painting the large black bird 007798

In time

Synaesthesia, Pure or enhanced perception, Inter composer communication, Vision, Dream, Perception recall, Exploring group perception

• Spectacular, Sacramental Meeting Ibogaine by Bjorn C. 017441
• The warning from her dead mother saved her life 021143
• Vitamin abuse causes psychosis 005246
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 01 026306
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 02 026307
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 03 026308
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 04 026309
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 05 026310
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 06 026311
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 07 026312

Dying

• Agent Orange poisoning 006266
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 06 026311
• Whitton, Dr Joel - Case history Heather Whiteholme 07 026312

Environmental Influence

• Hack Tuke, Daniel – Sickness - Skin conditions induced by powerful emotions – Grief, fear, shock, and melancholy 026148

Other observations

• Allergic contact dermatitis caused by sodium metabisulfite: a challenging allergen: a case series and literature review. 029313
• Allergic reaction to Potassium dichromate - Pharmaceutical companies 014507
• Allergic reactions to dental filling metals 006527
• Cancer immunology, bioinformatics and chemokine evidence link vaccines contaminated with animal proteins to autoimmune disease: a detailed look at Crohn's disease and Vitiligo 027516
• Child food allergy: results of a Belgian cohort. 012283
• Dermatitis - Cosmetics companies 014500
• Eczema Coxsackium and Unusual Cutaneous Findings in an Enterovirus Outbreak 027573
• Enterovirus infection during pregnancy is inversely associated with atopic disease in the offspring 027583
• Hair straighteners - Cosmetics companies 014499
• Increase in CD8+ and CD4+ T lymphocytes in patients with vibroacoustic disease 027786
• Safety evaluation and risk assessment of d-Limonene 016778
• The lymph system and skin diseases - background info 016703
• The role of parvovirus in the etiology of somatic pathology 027592
• Ustekinumab trade names Stelara, Centocor 017736
• Wells' syndrome associated with parvovirus in a 5-year old boy 027593