Acne
Jerawat
Acne (jerawat) is a common, long-term inflammatory condition of the hair follicles and oil glands that causes blackheads, whiteheads, red spots and sometimes deep, painful lumps on the face, chest and back.
Guides to the skin, hair and nail conditions Dr Kartini Farah Rahim diagnoses and treats in Shah Alam. Each guide is written for patients in Malaysia, lists its medical sources and is reviewed by Dr Kartini.
Jerawat
Acne (jerawat) is a common, long-term inflammatory condition of the hair follicles and oil glands that causes blackheads, whiteheads, red spots and sometimes deep, painful lumps on the face, chest and back.
Ekzema atopik
Eczema (ekzema), most often atopic eczema or atopic dermatitis, is a long-term, non-contagious condition that makes the skin dry, itchy and inflamed, with flares that come and go.
Psoriasis is a long-term, non-contagious, immune-mediated condition that causes thickened, scaly patches of skin, most often on the scalp, elbows, knees and lower back, and it can also affect the nails and joints.
Alahan kulit (gatal-gatal, ruam, biduran)
Skin allergies are immune reactions that appear on the skin, most commonly as urticaria (hives), angioedema, allergic contact dermatitis and drug eruptions.
Jangkitan kulit (kurap, panau, kayap, ketuat, kudis buta)
Skin infections are caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses or parasites, and include impetigo, cellulitis, tinea (kurap), pityriasis versicolor (panau), warts (ketuat), shingles (kayap) and scabies (kudis buta).
Penyakit kulit melepuh
Autoimmune blistering disorders are uncommon conditions in which the immune system attacks the proteins that hold skin together, causing blisters and raw areas; the main types are bullous pemphigoid, which mostly affects older adults, and pemphigus vulgaris, which often begins with mouth sores.
Masalah kulit kanak-kanak
Children's skin conditions include atopic eczema, nappy (napkin) rash, cradle cap, birthmarks, molluscum contagiosum and viral rashes, and they are common from birth through the teenage years.
Hidradenitis supurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a long-term inflammatory skin condition that causes painful, recurring lumps, abscesses and tunnels under the skin, usually in the armpits, groin, buttocks and under the breasts.
Iktiosis (kulit bersisik)
Ichthyosis is a group of more than 20 skin conditions, most of them inherited, that cause persistently dry, thickened and scaly skin.
Dr Kartini sees adults and children at Avisena Specialist Hospital and Avisena Women’s & Children’s Specialist Hospital in Shah Alam. Please WhatsApp first to confirm her schedule.