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White skin plaques
White skin plaques are raised white skin lesions. They can occur in a variety of diseases, but are commonly seen in psoriasis.
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Skin plaques?
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A 34-year old asked:
Tiny flat plaques all over my abdomen where I exposed skin while sunbathing in 60s. What are these skin abnormalities?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have a lump on the bottom of my tongue. It's not painful and it has what seems to be a white head, the color of plaque. Should i worry?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Ive psoriasis on both sides of upper vagina. Now, I just have pinkish reddish skin - not plaques. But today I noticed small red dots (redder than psoriasis itself) on psoriasis spots. Is this bc of psoriasis?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Smooth Red plaque on skin, like a hive, it blanches when pressed and is half a centimetre long, about 4mm wide. Its 1-3 months old. It seems to have appeared sudden. Not growing in shape but noticed maybe more swollen looking. Could it be cancerous?
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A 56-year old male asked:
What is the relationship between head injury, amyloid plaque and the posterior cingulate cortex?
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A 46-year old male asked:
I have multiple under the skin "cysts" or plaques (1-2 cm)" on the penile shaft around glans. I am otherwise normal. What are treatments? Thanks.
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A 45-year old female asked:
Fell & hit head/neck on stair edge. Experiencing PCS. Right Internal Carotid artery shows elevated sys/dias & no plaque. Caused by trauma or unrelated?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I was hoping to get a prescription for Otezla plaque psoriasis to help my skin get back to normal after the scabies infestation i had it would be so nice to have smooth skin again , I also need something to help nails, eyelashes and hair grow?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I was prescribed elokom cream for genital psoriasis. As it got better I asked doctor to have a break from steroid cause my skin was getting dry and I replaced it with non-steroid cream. Now I got itchy skin with plaques.can i ever stop using steroids?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Skin plaques, slightly peeling. Mother has this changes on the back and had it in 2015 on the belly. She had breast surgery 10 years ago, and now has some unusual neurological illness suspected to be PSP.
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Aneurysm or high risk of heart attack or stroke cause taste of blood in throat?myocardial infraction, inflamed plaque,head pain,chest pain-symptoms!?
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A 44-year old asked:
I'm curious as to why is good plaque control important?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can I remove plaque or tartar?
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How to best reduce plaque on cornea?
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A male asked:
Why does plaque form in the arteries?
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A 39-year old asked:
How to remove plaque besides going to a dentist?
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A 25-year old male asked:
How do cardiologists diagnose vulnerable plaques?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can plaque build up in your arteries be reversed?
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A 35-year old asked:
How will plaque build up on the artery walls?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is it possible to clean your arteries of plaque ? If so, how?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are the causes of there to be plaque on the back of my tongue?
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A 36-year old asked:
What's dental plaque made of?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Why do white plaque stick in teeth?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Calcified pleural plaques lower thorax?
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A 42-year old asked:
How do you help presumed dental plaque?
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A 41-year old asked:
How do I eliminate dental plaque, what to do?
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A 30-year old asked:
Do your teeth heal from a plaque-induced hole?
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A 37-year old asked:
Which statin drug is the best for heart plaque?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is plaque and why is it bad for your teeth?
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