20 Skin Diseases
20 00 Burns
20 01 Corns
20 02 Cyst
20 03 Ringworm
Your skin, the body’s largest organ, shields you from the elements. However, you can still develop skin conditions or other skin problems. Skin diseases affect your skin. These diseases may cause rashes, inflammation, itching, and other skin changes. Some skin conditions are genetic, while others result from lifestyle factors. Several skin conditions can last throughout life. Some may begin in childhood and continue into adulthood. Sometimes symptoms aren’t present but flare up at certain times.
Understanding the color treatment system is crucial because it can guide you through your treatment journey. Each disease or condition is assigned a unique code that includes a treatment color. This system helps you quickly identify treatment options for your specific condition, empowering you to take control of your health.
Scroll down the site to find your disease or condition. Then, you look for the treatment color. The treatment colors are magenta (red-blue), blue, cyan (blue-green), green, yellow (red-green), and red. I give the treatment colors a number. Magenta = 0, blue = 1, cyan = 2, green = 3, yellow = 4, and red = 5. For instance, Burns would then be categorized as 20-00-0. Here, the last digit, the treatment color, is magenta. The first two digits are the disease/condition group (Skin Diseases are 20). The next two digits (Burns is 00) are the illness within the group, and the last digit (magenta is 0) is the treatment color. This system helps you quickly identify treatment options for your specific condition.
When you use the projector, click your treatment color to display a large image. Make the color cover the whole page, then project it onto yourself. When you use the spotlight or the LED light bulb, you choose your color manually.
Burns are tissue damage caused by heat, sun exposure or other radiation, or contact with chemicals or electricity. They can range from minor medical issues to life-threatening emergencies. Burn symptoms vary with the severity of the skin damage. Signs of a severe burn may take one or two days to develop.
1st-degree burn: This minor burn affects only the skin’s outer layer (epidermis) and can cause redness and pain.
2nd-degree burn: This type of burn affects the epidermis and the second layer of skin (dermis). It may cause swelling and red, white, or mottled skin. Blisters can form, and the pain may be severe. Additionally, deep second-degree burns can lead to scarring.
3rd-degree burn: This burn extends into the fat layer beneath the skin. Affected areas may appear black, brown, or white and feel leathery. Third-degree burns can also damage nerves, leading to numbness.
Corns are thick, hardened layers of skin that form when your skin tries to protect itself from friction and pressure. They most often appear on the feet and toes or on the hands and fingers. Corns can be unsightly.
If you’re healthy, you need treatment for corns and calluses only if they cause discomfort. For most people, eliminating the source of friction or pressure makes corns fade.
If you have diabetes or another condition that reduces blood flow to your feet, you’re at increased risk of complications from corns.
A cyst is a sac-like pocket of membranous tissue that contains fluid, air, or other substances. Cysts can develop almost anywhere in the body or under the skin. Cysts come in many types, and most are benign or noncancerous.
Ringworm is a common fungal skin infection. It is called “ringworm” because it can cause a circular, red, and itchy rash. Anyone can be affected by it.