Haematogenous spread to the skin Miliary tuberculosis follows generalised spread of tubercle bacilli via the bloodstream from an active internal focus of tuberculosis. It is seen mainly in children and immunocompromised patients. Skin involvement is called disseminated cutaneous tuberculosis or acute cutaneous miliary tuberculosis.

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Contact dermatitis is sometimes mixed in origin, particularly when it is resulting in hand dermatitis. Contact dermatitis is the most common cause of occupational skin disease, and is particularly common in cleaners, healthcare workers, food handlers and caterers, and hairdressers. Seborrheic (seborrhoeic) dermatitis is a common, chronic or relapsing form of dermatitis that mainly affects the scalp, face, and trunk. The images below indicate Allergic contact dermatitis is a form of dermatitis (eczema) triggered by a reaction to a substance, called an allergen, contacting the skin.

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Patch testing may be used for a diagnosis. What is eyelid contact dermatitis? Eyelid contact dermatitis is an inflammatory reaction involving the eyelid skin that is caused by contact with a trigger substance. It may be due to allergy (allergic contact dermatitis) or irritation (irritant contact dermatitis). Eyelid dermatitis is also called eyelid eczema.

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Upper, lower or both eyelids on one or both sides can be affected by contact ... Cutaneous tuberculosis: tuberculid - lichen scrofulosorum Papulonecrotic tuberculid Papulonecrotic tuberculid Cutaneous miliary tuberculosis Cutaneous tuberculosis: lupus vulgaris with squamous cell carcinoma Cutaneous tuberculosis: Bazin disease Cutaneous tuberculosis: Bazin disease Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an inflammatory immunobullous disease of the skin and a cutaneous manifestation of coeliac (celiac) disease, a gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Chronic photosensitivity dermatitis Chronic photosensitivity dermatitis is a rare disease. It most often affects elderly men . They have severely itchy thickened dry skin in all areas exposed to the sun throughout the year, especially the face, neck and backs of hands. In skin biopsies of longstanding cases the histology resembles a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma or reticulosis, so chronic ...