Are you having reddish bumps and scaly patches, especially on your face and neck? Watch out as you could be suffering from Discoid Lupus Erythematosus. Read and know more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of this rare skin condition.

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Definition

It is a dermatological condition manifested by skin eruptions that may lead to permanent inflammation and scarring of skin. The term “discoid” refers to skin lesions that are flat, circular or disc-shaped. It is a chronic condition that may get further deteriorated on exposure to bright sunlight. Lupus erythematosus is a range of related or similar disorders. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus forms one end of the range that can damage internal organs like skin, joints, kidneys, and brain. Discoid lupus erythematosus, abbreviated as DLE, forms the other end of the range which is confined to the skin and does not lead to any major health issues.

Diarrhea is defined as the passing of more than 200ml or 200g of stool in day usually in 3 or more bowel movements. However, the term ‘diarrhea’ is applied to a number of changes in stool and bowel movement patterns that may deviate from the norm but do not fit strictly into the definition of diarrhea. The term ‘explosive diarrhea’ is attributed to violent expulsion of stool that is often watery and accompanied by excessive flatulence (bowel gas). It is a subjective term but is usually indicative of acute diarrhea.

Frustrated at your inability to leave smoking? Thinking of giving e-cigarettes a try? Know about the Electronic Cigarette Pros and Cons before you turn to these devices for remedy.

What are Electronic Cigarettes?

If you are thinking of talking these up, you must already be aware what are e-cigarettes? E-cigarettes, for the uninitiated, are battery powered devices that look like normal cigarettes but are far less damaging.

How Electronic Cigarettes Work?

Invented in 2003 by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik, the e-cigarettes contain liquid nicotine. When the device is turned on, an internal atomizer draws battery power and heats up the liquid producing vapors. A person puffs the e-cigarette mouthpiece to smoke the vapors.

Tobacco Free Electronic Cigarettes

E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco. But they have a tobacco essence which gives the liquid vapor a tobacco flavor.

Electronic Cigarette Advantages

E-cigarettes have several advantages over traditional ones, such as

Absence of toxicity

Toxic elements like Tobacco, Carbon Monoxide, Sulfuric Acid, Tar and additives are absent in e-cigarettes. This makes them much safer than normal cigarettes. About 4,000 carcinogenic substances are absent in these devices. E-cigarettes have little risk of having serious health diseases like cancer or asthma.

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of cancer in the skin that is because of malignant epithelial cell tumor, which begins as a papule, a small, circumscribed solid elevation of the skin, and enlarges peripherally with crusts and bleeding. Metastasis is rare; however, local invasion of the underlying tissue will destroy the adjacent tissue.
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common and the least lethal form of cancers. This accounts for nearly 90 percent of the cancer cases in the US. This type of cancer is quite common in Caucasians. The risk of cancer is related to the amount of sun exposure and pigmentation in the skin. The longer the exposure to the sun, the higher the chances for occurrence of cancer.