Skin is an indicator of your health

Our skin is a mirror of the general health. Medical experts believe that skin can serve as a disease indicator. Dermatologists consider the skin marks that appear out of no reason are some kind of indicators. They believe that softening or hardening, unusual skin marks, a change in color or texture indicate a medical condition, or some serious ailment. If someone is sick it often shows on the skin. Skin status indicates the body's immune status as well. The ancient Chinese had developed a method of face mapping which is based on the theory that each internal organ is reflected somewhere on the skin.

There are severe skin disease issues in patients with HIV and AIDS.

For proper diagnosis, the skin specialists record any change in size of these markings. Accordingly they ensure the seriousness of the condition. The marks or spots can be harmless or benign or may be signs of leukemia, bacterial infection like meningitis, viral infection like flu, some kind of allergy, early diabetes or even a tumor. The red or purple color spots might also appear on the skin. They indicate some kind of infection in the body. Even a coughing fit can lead to such type of spots on the skin. Skin's elasticity indicates its fluid content. In case of diarrhea and vomiting there is loss of water and it leads to loosening of the skin. It is best to keep a check on the inner body with the external indicator, our skin.