Skin growth

Also known as Skin callus, Corns, and Skin tag

What causes it?

The most common causes of skin growth are sebaceous cyst, pyogenic skin infection, and atrophic skin condition. Other possible causes, such as skin disorder, are more rare.

What symptoms are related?

Within all the people who go to their doctor with skin growth, 21% report having abnormal appearing skin, 16% report having itching of skin, and 15% report having skin dryness, peeling, scaliness, or roughness.

What might my doctor prescribe?

Common Tests and Procedures

Patients with skin growth often receive complete physical skin exam performed (ml), excision, wound care management, biopsy, excision of skin lesion, incision and drainage, other diagnostic procedures on skin and subcutaneous tissue and examination of foot .

Common Medications

The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with skin growth include epinephrine / lidocaine, imiquimod topical, ethanol (on guard), naftifine topical, retapamulin topical, aluminum chloride hexahydrate topical, daptomycin, dicloxacillin, betamethasone-calcipotriene topical, hydroquinone topical, insulin aspart-insulin aspart protamine, hexachlorophene topical and benzoyl peroxide-erythromycin topical .

Who is at risk?

Groups of people at highest risk for skin growth include .