Dr Grant said: “I recommend keeping a close eye on dry or cracked skin as it can be a telltale sign of psoriasis. Dry skin ...

A doctor has explained how to distinguish between a common skin condition that millions have and a more worrying contagious ...

Scabies is a specific type of mange that is ... There are several types of mange mites, which are tiny arachnids that burrow under the top layers of skin and cause discomfort to the host.

Scabies is caused by the scabies mite, a whitish-brown, oval-shaped parasite that digs into the skin's epidermis (top layer), digging track-like 'linear burrows' to lay eggs that develop into adult ...