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| Localized collection of pus at the site of the infection (characteristically a staphylococcal infection) |
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| Inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin with characteristic lesions that include blackheads (comedos) inflammatory papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts and usually associated with seborrhea also called acne vulgaris |
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| Partial or complete loss of hair resulting from normal aging, an endocrine disorder, a drug reaction, anticancer medication or a skin disease commonly called baldness |
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| Form of intraepidermal carcinoma (squamous cell) characterized by a red-brown scaly or crusted lesions that resemble a patch of psoriasis or dermatitis also called Bowen Precancerous dermatosis |
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| Diffuse (widespread) acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue |
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| Pigmentary skin discoloration usually occurring in yellowish brown patches of spots |
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| Typical small skin lesion of acne vulgararis caused by accumulation of keratin, bacteria, and dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin |
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| Infection of the skin caused by fungi |
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| Skin discoloration consisting of a large irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow commonly called a bruise |
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| Chronic inflammatory skin condition that is characterized by erythema, papules , vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts, and scabs and accompanied by intense itching (pruitis) also called atopic dermatitis |
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| Redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries |
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| Dead matter that is sloughed off from the surface of the skin especially after a burn |
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| Bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture |
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| Thickened area of the epidermis or any horny growth of the skin (such as a callus or wart) |
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| Unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin |
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| Infestation within lice, transmitted by personal contact or common use of brushes, combs or headgear |
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| Minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin |
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| Inflammation, sore, or skin deterioration caused by prolonged pressure from lying in one position that prevents blood flow to the tissues, usually in elder bedridden persons, also known as decubitis ulcer |
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| Chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry silvery, adherent scales and caused by excessive development of the basal layer of the epidermis |
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| Any of several bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues, particularly beneath the skin or mucous membranes, producing ecchymoses or petechiae |
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| Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly through sexual contact |
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| Fungal skin infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected also called ringworm |
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| Allergic reaction of the skin characterized of the skin by the eruption of pale red elevated patches called wheals or hives |
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| Epidermal growth caused by a virus also known as warts and venereal warts |
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| Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk white patches |
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