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  • Causes of Atopic dermatitis

    Atopic dermatitis develops from a combination of impaired skin barrier function, immune system dysregulation, genetic susceptibility, and environmental exposures that provoke chronic inflammation in the skin. Rather than arising from a single cause, it emerges when the skin cannot properly retain moisture and block irritants while the immune system responds too strongly to ordinary triggers.…

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  • Causes of Androgenetic alopecia

    Androgenetic alopecia is caused by a combination of genetic susceptibility and the body’s response to androgens, especially dihydrotestosterone (DHT). In people who are predisposed, hair follicles gradually become less able to produce normal terminal hairs and instead generate finer, shorter hairs over time. This develops through specific biological processes that alter the hair follicle’s growth…

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  • Causes of Actinic keratosis

    Actinic keratosis is caused primarily by long-term damage to skin cells from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, especially from sunlight. Over time, repeated UV exposure disrupts the normal behavior of the outer skin layer, leading to abnormal changes in keratinocytes, the cells that make up most of the epidermis. These changes do not happen all at once;…

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  • Causes of Acne vulgaris

    Acne vulgaris develops when hair follicles and their associated sebaceous glands become biologically altered in ways that promote plugged pores, excess oil accumulation, and inflammation. The condition is not caused by a single defect. Instead, it arises from a combination of increased sebum production, abnormal shedding of skin cells inside the follicle, colonization by skin…

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  • Causes of Acanthosis nigricans

    Acanthosis nigricans is caused by changes in skin cell growth that are usually driven by internal metabolic, hormonal, or, less commonly, cancer-related processes. The condition develops when signals in the body stimulate the skin to thicken and darken, most often in folds such as the neck, underarms, groin, or other areas where skin touches skin.…

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  • Causes of Gastric Reflux

    What causes gastric reflux? The condition develops when the normal barrier between the stomach and the esophagus fails, allowing acidic stomach contents to move upward into the esophageal tube. In most cases, this happens because of a combination of mechanical weakness at the junction between the two organs, abnormal pressure inside the abdomen or stomach,…

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  • Causes of Folliculitis

    Folliculitis develops when a hair follicle becomes inflamed, most often because the follicle is irritated, blocked, or invaded by microorganisms. In many cases, the immediate trigger is an infection, but the deeper explanation is broader: the follicle’s normal environment has been altered enough to let inflammation begin and persist. The condition can arise from bacteria,…

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