Skin tone and illness

If you have a rose coloured skin on your face and are allergic to the sun, you may be suffering from Rosacea. Persons having a light yellow tone on their skin might be suffering from liver related diseases while those having a bronze toned skin may be harbouring diabetes. While all these colours give a sense of your overall well-being, please bear in mind that the best person to give you medical advice is a qualified dermatologist. The skin colours alone do not mean that you are suffering from a particular disease, you may have to undergo several tests to determine the exact cause of that particular colour.

The condition of velvety plaques in the armpits or the neck area is also called acanthosis nigricans and may be benign in disposition. However, this condition may also develop because of obesity. However, in most cases, this manifestation is often a symptom of diabetes. In rare cases, acanthosis nigricans also manifests in other places such as arms and lips which in that case means that you may have cancer. Consult a diabetologist if you have velvet plaques in the armpit and /or on the neck area.

Tripe palms mean that the palm becomes very thick and velvety-white with pronounced folds in the lines of the fingers. This condition means that the person has probably lung cancer and if he/ she also has acanthosis nigricans in that area, then there is most probably a case of stomach cancer. About 90 percent of cases involving Tripe Palms are related to cancer. Consult an oncologist if your palm shows signs of tripe.

Any rash that does not go away after medication and is accompanied by fever and/or pain is a sign of some internal illness. A rash that is either on top of the feet or on the legs and does not go away even after taking of anti-fungal treatment is a symbol of hepatitis C infection. You must consult a General Practitioner if you have such a rash.