What are non cancerous skin diseases
What are the major things I should be checking? You might notice a pimple or a small sore that hasn't healed or disappeared but instead is gradually growing bigger. Or you may have had a skin lesion for many years which has started to grow or become irritated. As noted before, any pale, waxy, pearly looking lump which eventually becomes an open sore or any red, scaly, sharply outlined patches should be seen by a doctor. Moles which change in appearance or size are especially important to watch. Go to the doctor at once if any red, white, or particularly blue specks appear in a long standing mole. Moles that are a uniform bluish black, bluish gray, or of uneven surface also should be looked at by a doctor. If the mole begins to bleed, becomes darker in color, or has other tiny dark spots appearing in the skin around it, it may have become a malignant melanoma a condition which will be discussed later in this chapter. You should remember that any sore, blister, patch, pimple, or...