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Med Term Ch7 diseases
dermatological disease
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Undergraduate 4
10/25/2011

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dermatitis
Definition
any disease or condition ththat includes inflammatin or infection of the skin
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albinism
Definition
lack of pigmintation in skin hair, adn s nails due to a decreased level of oxygen in blood
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vitiligo
Definition
autoimmune disorder in which the melanocytes are slowly destroyed, white patches of depigmentation
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decubitis ulcer
Definition
constant pressure to a particular area of the skin restricts the blood flow to those tissues, resulting in wound bed sores
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herpes simplex virus type1
Definition
on lips-reccur during illness and stress
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herpes simplex virus type 2
Definition
STD reccur during illness and stress
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Tinea capitis
Definition
skind infection caused by a fungus that feeds on epidermal cells RINGWORM
on scalp causes hair loss
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tinea corporis
Definition
ringworm on trunk of body
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tinea cruris
Definition
on grion and genital areas (jock itch)
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tinea pedis
Definition
athletes foot
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papilloma
Definition
skin tag
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scleroderma
Definition
autoimmune disorder skin and organs harden due to deposits of collegen
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paronychia
Definition
bacterial infection of skin
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