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what are some skin conditions that can leave little spots of pale skin...im like a dark almond color an have a pale cream colored spot on my thigh..an my leg. an im an almond color now cuz i have a tan but usually im like the color of a baked pie crust.
It may be vitiligo. Melanocytes make melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color. Stress or different types can result in death of the melanocytes and, where they are gone, the only color will be given by the skin itself. Did you hurt or scratch yourself in those areas? I suggest you see a dermatologist. If it is vitiligo there is no much that can be done but it would be good to make sure there is nothing bad going on.
Why are african american menoften suseptible to skinconditions on the back oftheir heads?
I work in downtown Chicago and meet alot of people everyday. I see many people, including african americans and I notice that there seems to be a significant amount of black men that have skin conditions on the back of their heads, mostly above the neck area. It is either a discoloration, boils, scarring, or lesions. Is there a reason I see this alot with african american men and not in other races? im not racist; this is a legitamate question. i never see it so much with other races. Im just curious.
The skin condition that you concern yourself with has to do a combination of a few things amongst African American men. The first one is the way that they get their hair cut. It is usually cut very close to the skin. The type of oil that they put in their hair to make it manageable. The grade and texture of the hair and finally dirt and sweat. Now combine all of this together and this what you have. Most African American males use some type of oil in their hair to make it look nice. What this also does in the process is close the pores on the scalp and around the neck area so now the scalp can not breathe and some of the hair follicles are now trapped under the skin. The next process is the cutting of the hair. This will make the hair curl under the skin causing the small bumps which you generally see. There is also the outside factor that the barber's clippers may not be at their cleanest. If a man was to place a hot rag on that area to open the pores and not get his hair cut so short and change the oil that he uses. He will see that his neck start to look better. He can also use some rubbing alcohol to help dry up the oil which is trapped under his skin.
Why are smart kids on showsoften depicted as havingallergies, asthma, skinconditions and glasses?
I guess I don't really need to elaborate on my question, but I noticed that on television, the smart children always seem to have problems with allergies, asthma, skin conditions, muscle weakness, etc. and wear thick glasses. Is there some implied correlation between auto-immune disorders and I.Q?
Yes auto immune disorders do include IQ. It is a stereotype, but a pretty accurate one. I am dyslexic, have an epi pen and am gifted. I have tested betw 147-163 My father is asperger's and has seasonal allergies and an IQ measuring 158 We are both mensa members, we both wear glasses. The brain is neurologically hard-wired a bit different, and some consider giftedness to be a neurological disorder. When you have one part of the brain functioning differently than most, chances are other areas will function differently as well. I have a toddler with eczema and low tone. I have a 7 yo with green eyes (1-2% of pop. has) and he is PDD I have a 33 month old PDD son who at 20 months was evaluated by psych and told us he has scattered abilities through 72months and never hit the ceiling (IQ range 130-170) I don't remember where but I have read journal articles that discuss the gifted IQ as being an autoimmune disorder. I just searched it TONS come up IN my experience people start getting weird upwards of 130 (self included)
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