Serving the Dermatologists: Skin Diseases Detection

Abstract

Skin diseases are one of the most common diseases found among the humans that have adverse effect on them, whether it is a small bump, which might lead to bothersome or a vicious structure and then to mortality. Despite of this, these diseases are generally taken leniently by majority of the strata. Skin diseases are a huge burden on the world, and there is an alarming need to get it into control at early stages, so that effective measures can be taken up as early as possible. Moreover, the number of dermatologists is quite low as compared to the subjects, which is a serious issue. So, computer-aided diagnosis is a boon in such scenarios as they not only dilute the job of dermatologists but also add effectiveness to their work by reducing the diagnosing time. Further, it can make easy for experts to suspect those lesions which are difficult for naked eyes. These CAD systems can also act as a standalone system to diagnose diseases at early stages. It can be fruitful for the people of rural areas which are deprived of easy access to dermatologists. In this research, skin disease detection based on electrical properties and image processing has been considered. Apart from this, comprehensive review on numerous techniques to detect skin diseases such as skin cancer and other skin diseases (acne, psoriasis, orofacial diseases, warts, erythemato-squamous diseases, tinea corporis, vitiligo, eczema, legs, and feet ulcers) is carried out.