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| inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin,evidenced by comedones (blackheads), pustules or nodules on the skin (acne=point) |
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| a hereditary condition characterized b a partial or total lack of melanin pigment (particularly in the eyes, skin and hair) |
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Burn 1st degree 2nd degree 3rd degree |
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| Injury to body tissue caused by heat, chemicals electricity radiation or gases. a burn involving only the epidermis; characterised by erythema (redness) and hyperesthesia (excessive sensation) a burn involving the epidermis and the dermis; characterized by erythema hyperesthesia and vesications (blisters) a burn involving all layers of the skin; characterized by the destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage or destruction of subcutaneous tissue |
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| inflamation of the skin characterized by erythema pruritus (itching) and various lesions |
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Exanthematous Viral Disease |
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| an eruption of the skin caused by a viral disease (exanthema=eruption) |
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| to boil out; often used interchangeably with dermatitis to denote a skin condition characterized by the apperance of inflamed swollen papules and vesicles that crust and scale often with sensations of itching and burning |
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| boil;a painful nodule formed in the skin by inflammation originating in a hair follicle; caused by staphylococcosis |
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| a skin infection consisting of clusters of furuncles (carbo=small glowing embers) |
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| a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the inflammation of surrounding tissues which heals when drained or excised (abscessus=a going away) |
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| an eating sore;death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply |
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Herpes Simplex Virus TP 1 (HSV-1) |
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| transient viral vesicles (ex. cold sores or fever blisters) that infect the facial area especially the mouth and nose (herpes=creeping skin disease) |
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Herpes Simplex Virus TP 2 (HPV-2) |
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| sexually transmitted ulcer like lesions of the genital and anorectoal skin and mucosa; after initial infection the virus lies dormant in the nerve cell root and my recur at times of stress. |
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| a viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves characterized by painful blisters that spread over the skin following affected nerves usually unilateral; also known as shingles (zoster=girdle) |
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| a highly contagious bacterial skin inflammation marked by pustules that rupture and become crusted most often around the mouth and nostrils. |
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| thickened areas of epidermis |
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Actinic (or solar) |
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| localized thickening of the skin caused by excessive exposure to sunlight a know precursor to cancer (actinic=ray;solar=sun) |
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Seborrheic Keratoses |
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| benign wart like tumors; more common on elderly skin |
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| a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of various parts of the body (lupus=wolf) |
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| limited to the skin; evidenced by a characteristic rash especially on the face neck and scalp |
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) |
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| a more severe form of lupus involving the skin, joints, and often vital organs (ex. lungs or kidneys) |
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Malignant Cutaneous Neoplasm |
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
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| malignant tumor of the squamous epithelium |
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Basal cell carcinoma |
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| malignant tumor of the basal layer of the epidermis;the most common type of skin cancer |
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Malignant Melanoma |
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| malignant tumor composed of melanocytes |
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| Malignant tumor of the walls of blood vessels appearing as painless dark bluish purple plaques on the skin; often spreads to the lymph nodes and internal organs; commonly seen in patients with HIV/AIDS. |
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| inflammation of the fingernail or toenail |
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| inflammation of the nail fold |
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| infestation with lice that causes itching and dermatitis (pediculo=louse) |
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Pediculosis capitis |
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Pediculosis pubis |
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| lice that generally infect the pubic region and sometimes also hair of the axilla eyebrows eyelashes beard or other hairy body surfaces; also called crabs (pubis=groin) |
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| itching; a chronic recurrent skin disease marked by silvery scales covering red patches papules and or plaques on the skin that result from overproductiona dn thickening of skin cells; common sites of involvement are the elbows knees genitals arms legs scalp and nails |
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| a contagious disease caused by a parasite (mite) that invades the skin causing an intense itch most often at articulations between the fingers or toes elbow etc (scabo=to scratch) |
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| a skin condition marked by the hypersecretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands |
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| a group of fungal skin diseases identified by the body part affected including tinea corporis (body)commonly called ringworm and tinea pedis (foot) |
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| a condition caused by the destruction of melanin that results in the apperance of white patches on the skin (commonly the face hands legs and genital areas) |
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