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| scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury |
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| localized collection of pus |
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| inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles |
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| precancerous skin condition of horny tissue formation from excessive exposure to sunlight |
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| condition characterized by partial or total lack of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes |
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| basal cell carcinoma (BCC) |
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| epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis; seldom metastasizes but invades local tissue; common in individuals with excessive sun exposure |
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| infection of the skin, mouth or vagina caused by yeast-like fungus; overgrowth causes infection, often seen in patients with AIDS (aka thrush) |
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| skin infection composed of a cluster of boils caused by staphylococcal bacteria |
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| inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by infection; characterized by redness, swelling and fever |
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| injury with no break in the skin, characterized by pain, swelling and discoloration (aka bruise) |
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| noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs and itching |
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| slit or cracklike sore in the skin |
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| painful skin node caused by staphylococcal bacteria in a hair follicle (aka boil) |
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| death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion (form of necrosis) |
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| inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus characterized by small blisters in clusters |
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| characterized by painful skin eruptions that follow nerves inflamed by the virus (aka shingles) |
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| superficial skin infection characterized by pustules and caused by either staphylococci or streptococci |
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| invasion of pathogens in body tissue |
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| may remain localized if the body's defense mechanisms are effective or persist to become subacute or chronic |
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| occurs when the pathogen causing a local infection gains access to the vascular or lymphatic system and becomes disseminated throughout the body |
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| cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities that spreads through the skin to the lymph nodes and internal organs; frequently seen with AIDS |
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| any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease; broad term that includes sores, wounds, ulcers and tumors |
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| invasion of body tissue by mehicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; can produce skin and soft tissue infections and sometimes bloodstream infections and pneumonia |
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| quite common in hospitals and long-term care facilities but is increasingly emerging in the general population |
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| invasion into the skin and hair by lice |
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| chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales |
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| chronic disorder of the skin that produces erythema, papules, pustules and broken blood vessles |
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| usually occurs on the central area of the face in people older that 30 |
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| skin infection caused by the itch mite, characterized by papule eruptions that are caused by the female burrowing into the outer layer of the skin and laying eggs |
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| disease characterized by chronic hardening of the connective tissue of the skin and other body organs |
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| squamos cell carcinoma (SqCCA) |
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| malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue; unlike basal cell carcinoma, there is significant potential for metastasis; most frequently caused by chronich exposure to sunlight |
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| systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
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| chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin, joints, kidneys and nervous system; characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation |
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| fungal infection of the skin; may infect keratin of the skin, hair and nails; classified by body regions (aka ringworm) |
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| fungal infection of the scalp |
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| fungal infection of the body |
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| fungal infection of the foot (aka athlete's foot) |
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| itchy skin eruption composed of wheals (an individual hive) of varying sizes and shaped; sometimes associated with infections and allergenic reactions to food, medicine or other agents |
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| white patches on the skin caused by the destruction of melanocytes associated with autoimmune disorders |
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