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| PROVIDES THE MAJOR PART OF THE BARRIER |
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| CONTAINS BLOOD VESSELS, PROVIDES SUPPORT AND NUTRITION FOR THE EPIDERMIS, AND IS HOME TO THE NERVES,SWEAT GLANDS,HAIR FOLLICLES,AND SEBACEOUS GLANDS |
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| PROVIDES INSULATION FROM COLD AND INJURY |
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| HEAT REGULATION AND WATER AND SALT EXCRETION |
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| FOUND NEXT TO THE HAIR FOLLICLES.THEY PRODUCE SEBUM WICH LUBRICATES THE SKIN AND IN LARGER QUANTITIES CAUSES ACNE. |
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| PRIMARY LESIONS OF THE SKIN |
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| PRIMARY LESIONS ARE THE FIRST TO APPEAR ON THE INITIAL PRESENTATION. THEN THE PATIENT BEGINS SCRATCHING OR TREATS THEM, OR THEY BECOME INFECTED. |
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SCALES: SPONTANEOUS SHEDDING OF THE OUTER LAYER OF THE SKIN AS IN DANDRUFF
CRUST: AN ACCUMULATION OF DRIED FLUID(SERUM OR PUS) ON THE SKIN SURFACE. USUALLY THE RESULT OF THE RUPTURE OF A VESICLE OR PUSTULE, AS SEEN IN THE HONEY COLORED CRUST OF IMPETIGO.
EXCORIATIONS: SUPERFICIAL LOSS OF EPIDERMIS.
LISCHENIFIICATION: A THINKING OF THE SKIN DUE TO PROLONG SCRATCHING. HALLMARK OF ACZEMA. |
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| DESASE OF SEBACEOUS GLANDS WITH ONSET OF PUBERTY. COMEDOS,PUSTULES AND ERYTHEMATOUS PAPULES ON THE FACE,CHEST,OR BACK |
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| AN INFECTION OF THE SUPERFICIAL LAYERS OF THE FACE CAUSED BY STREP OR STAPH BACTERIA. |
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| A SELF-LIMITED MILD,SCALY,ERYTHEMATOUS SKIN ERUPTION OCCURING PRIMARILY IN ADOLECENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS,LASTING ABOUT 5 TO8 WEEKS. |
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| (OVER PRODUCTION OF EPIDERMIS)IS A CHRONIC DISEASE CHARACTERIZE BY THE OVER PRODUCTION OF NEW SKIN. INSTEAD OF TAKING 19 DAYS TO REPLICATE IT TAKES ONLY 1.5 DAYS CAUSING THE SKIN TO THICKEN FORMING THE THE CLASSIC SILVER SCALE. |
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AN INFECTION OF THE GROIN REFERRED TO AS JOCK ITCH.
O: BURNING ITCHING SENSATION IN GROIN |
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| TINEA VERSICOLOR(VARIED COLOR) |
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| LESIONS ARE USUALLY FOUND ON THE TRUNK AND UPPER ARMS AND MAY VARY IN COLOR FROM WHITE TO PINK TO TAN,USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC.DIAGNOSIS BY KOH |
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A CHRONIC,SUPERFICIAL,INFLAMATORY PROCESS WITH ERUTHMA AND SCALING AFFECTING HAIR REGIONS OF THE BODY,SPECIALLY THE SCALP,EYEBROWS,AND FACE
O: DRY TO OILY YELLOWISH SCALES WITH ERYTHEMA SECONDARY INFECTION FREQUENTLY PRESENT |
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| PRIME RISK FACTOR IS INTENSE SUN EXPOSURE-USE SUN SCREENS ESPECIALLY IF FAIR SKINNED. |
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