What Your SKIN Says About Your HEALTH: Doctor Explains

Learn what your skin says about your health! Your skin is by far the largest one, and it’s unique in how accessible it is to see and touch. Serious issues with your heart, liver, bowels, and even your hormones, can show up on your skin, and in some cases knowing what to look for could mean the difference between life and death.

0:00 Intro
0:27 Dermatitis Herpetiformis (Celiac Disease)
2:18 Xanthoma (High Cholesterol)
3:28 Gouty Tophi
4:38 Skin Tags (Diabetes)
5:08 Seborrheic keratosis (Age Spots)
6:30 Jaundice (Yellow Skin)
7:51 Itchy Skin (Pruritis)
9:03 Spider Nevi (Spider Angioma)

This video is for educational purposes only and should not be viewed as medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your skin or your health.

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[jimmyrosen]

I have a request: Would you guys do a full video with you playing the violin - forget medicine for a video and just give us a relaxing musical treat?? Thanks!!!

[joelvolz]

Hi Dr. Deshauer! Your videos are always so interesting to me. I want to be an RN and eventually an NP, and right now I’m in high school and I’m getting my nurse assistant certification this semester and then the next 3 semesters (second junior year semester and all of senior year) I’ll be taking LPN classes at my high school and then take the NCLEX-PN once I graduate. Your videos are so cool and they always motivate me. Your videos always brighten up my day!

[cricketwade]

Love your enthusiasm as you teach us how to care for ourselves.

[liserjones]

My Grandmother had severe gout in her fingers caused by medication she took to keep kidney disease at bay - catch 22! We treated her fingers as best we could but crystals would erupt from her skin and it was getting to the point the holes were joining up... She passed aged 96 and had wanted to go. Gout is very serious and not caused just by a rich diet.. excellent video, thank you x

[deedrole]

can you please do a video on Rheumatoid Nodules?

[hummingbirdinSoCal]

Love your videos! 30+ years RN here, I still love learning more about our incredible body and your videos are awesome! Thanks for all you do!!

[mohamudelmi]

Saturday afternoon, sunny outside, cup of tea, new Violin MD video... LIFE IS GOOD!!!

[fanofallaroundaudreyandjus]

Hi. How are you Siobhan. I’m so happy that’s there’s a new video. Keep up the great work as always!!!! ❤❤

[Jay_and_Meeka]

What an interesting topic! My melanoma didn't present as a typical mole at all, honestly. My oncologist thinks it's because it started somewhere else in my body, and then migrated to my back, where it showed up as what my GP thought was a cyst. After a biopsy that was quickly ruled out. Had I known that melanoma can present in other ways besides a mole, I would have gone a lot sooner when I saw the bump forming. Good news is that I'm In remission now and feeling wonderful! ♥

[vedpate]

Hi. I want to be a PA or a doctor in the future. I love your videos and always find them interesting. Thank You so much for these videos!

[lovehopefaith]

This was a great video. Could you give some information on fibrous papule of the nose ?

[OboeCanAm]

Thank you for another informative video! One question: What is the name of the piece you are playing at the end??

[emiliap]

Thank you for a new video. Im rewatching your vlogs <3

[Feinrizulwur]

Wow, such a ton of information. My doctors always say they have no clue.
Can I send them to you ?

[Jeff_Lichtman]

A "rum blossom" (AKA "gin blossom" or "whiskey nose") is an enlarged red nose sometimes seen in serious alcoholics. It used to be used in old cartoons and comics as a way to show someone was a heavy drinker. Your description made me wonder whether a rum blossom was just a large number of spider nevi concentrated in the nose, but a brief internet search suggests that it isn't.

[graysonsjourney]

My sons first signs of type 1 diabetes/hashimotos was hives that came and went. He was 5 at diagnoses. We thought it was allergies at first.
Edit: my eldest son has Joubert syndrome and I've never heard anything about liver/jaundice. I know kidneys are often involved depending on which gene was affected. My sons is NPHP1

[kaseypb]

I have a spider nevi on my ankle.... Interesting!

[laratheplanespotter]

I’d love a video about Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria please. I’ve been living with it since 2016 😢

[DeeLishish]

Any info on Hidradenitis Suppurativa? Please help!

[vcrouch]

Pruritus is the worst! I had pruritus of pregnancy in July! Thank God it disappeared upon giving birth.