{"id":84069,"date":"2026-03-29T00:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/our-skin-is-falling-off-and-no-one-can-tell-us-why\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T00:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T00:06:00","slug":"our-skin-is-falling-off-and-no-one-can-tell-us-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=84069","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Our skin is falling off and no-one can tell us why &#8216;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-1a18e57c-0 HooNV\">As with many skin conditions, TSW can manifest differently with different skin colours. On white skin it glows an intense red, but on black or brown skin it can appear as deep purple, brown, or with a greyish tinge, which often makes it even harder to spot and diagnose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cx26pzpr71ko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with many skin conditions, TSW can manifest differently with different skin colours. 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