Heart and Artery Damage and High Blood Pressure. There are several harmful consequences for your arteries and heart because high blood pressure, also called HBP or hypertension, places a higher workload on them. It addition, high blood pressure can damage other organs. Watch an animation of how HBP affects your arteries and your heart.
Just as dermatologists have a responsibility to identify medical conditions with cutaneous manifestations, they must be alert for psychological conditions affecting the skin.
Dermographism Pictures (Image). Dermographism pictures and images like the one below show how the skin forms a wheal on its surface after being stroked or rubbed with a rigid object. Notice how the letters and numbers are very distinct, which is where the term âskin writing diseaseâ getâs its name.