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| skin disorder characterized by presence of whiteheads, blackheads, and in severe cases, cysts |
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| the coalescence of several furnuncles extending deep into underlying tissues caused by infection w. Staphlococcus aureus |
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| cells of the epidermis that devour pathogens (Langerhans cells) |
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| the layer of the skin deep to the epidermis and containing hair follicles, glands, and nerve endings |
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| the outermost layer of the skin |
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| pyoderma occurring on the faces of children, accompanied by pain and inflammation and caused b infection with group A streptococci. |
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| toxins of certain strains of Staphlococcus aureus that break down desmosomes in the skin, causing the outer layers of skin to slough off |
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| toxin secreted by a pathogenic microorganism into its environment |
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| infection of a hair follicle by Staphylococcus aureus |
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| a large, painful, nodular extension of folliculitis into surrounding tissue; may be caused b infection with Staphlococcus aureus |
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| (shingles) extremely painful skin rash caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus |
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| presence of red, pu-filled vesicles on the face and limbs of children; caused by infection with Staphlococcus aureus of Streptococcus pyogenes |
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