You probably don't think about it much, but your skin is important and can let you down in all sorts of ways. Join us today as we discuss a myriad of maladies including swelling up thanks to parasitic worms, blistering over due to fungus, and falling off all at once thanks to ibuprofin. Below are the links to the images we discuss if you would like to play along.

Images:

The Spiny Mouse

Dermatographia

Neurofibromatosis

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis 2

Lymphatic Filariasis

Eumycetoma

Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Harlequin Baby Syndrome

Nusrit Shaheen

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