Disorders of the skin
- Diseases of the subcutaneous tissues
- Skin disorders
- Skin irritation
- Skin infections
- Cutaneous diseases
- Injury of the skin
- Skin conditions
- Dermatosis
- Dermatoses
Nature
Skin diseases can be disfiguring, and this is linked to high suicide rates among sufferers. Facial scarring can cause deep depression, discrimination at work, employment problems, interpersonal problems and low self-esteem.
Claim
In Britain it has been suggested that patients who cannot obtain a drug for acne may commit suicide, thus the drug should not be rationed.
One in ten psoriasis sufferers has a death wish.