Dr. Nikhil Chandoori

What is alopecia areata? Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes patchy hair loss anywhere on your body, but it most commonly affects the hair on the skin that covers your head (scalp). “Alopecia” is a medical term for hair loss or ba......read more

What is viral arthritis? Viral arthritis is when you have pain, inflammation and swelling in one or more joints due to a viral infection. Joints typically become painful and swollen quickly, often over a few days or months . Viral arthritis is als......read more

Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease (a disease with an unclear cause that is characterized by inflammation caused by dysfunction of the immune system) that causes inflammation in the body. [1] There may be visible signs of inflammation such as......read more

What is precocious puberty? Precocious puberty means early puberty. It’s the term for puberty that begins much earlier than usual — before age 8 in girls and children assigned female at birth (AFAB) and before age 9 in boys and children assigned m......read more

Cystic acne is when you have large, red, painful breakouts deep in your skin. Pimples start when a pore in your skin gets clogged, usually with dead skin cells. Bacteria can also get trapped, causing the area to become red and swollen. Cystic Acne......read more