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Integumentary System
SKIN: INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cellulitis | inflammation of solid tissue, usually occuring in the loose tissues beneath the skin |
| impetigo | a contagious skin infection characterized by superficial pustules that rupture and form thick yellow crusts. caused by a variety of streptococcus or staphyococcus |
| furuncle | a boil. a painful elevated area of skin with a centrally infected core, usually caused by staphylococci which enter through hair follicles. |
| furuncular | pertaining to, or affected by a boil |
| furunculosis | condition characterized by the presence of multiple boils |
| carbuncle | a deep-seated pyogenic infection composed of a cluster of boils, with numerous drainage sinuses. extends into the subcutaneous tissue |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the necrosis or breakdown of tissue. Resulting in swelling, fever, and pain. usually incised and drained. A boil is one form of an abscess |
| abscessed | pertaining to or affected by an abscess |
| incision and drainage | a surgical lancing or cutting into an infected lesion for purposed of draining the pus and promoting healing. |
| dermatomycosis | a skin infection caused by a fungus |
| tinea | ringworm; a fungous infection of hte skin (e.g. athlete's foot) |
| infestation | invation of the body surface by animal parasites such as lice or ticks. or the interior of the body by worms |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice. these infestations are named according to the body site affected (e.g. pediculosis capitis is an infestation by head lice) |
| verruca | a wart; a turmor or growth of the epidermis caused by a virus. Warts tend to appear on the hands, face, and feet. A planter wart is located on the underside (planter side) of the foot. |
| herpes | a spreading (creeping) skin eruption of vesicles. there are several forms of herpetic infections. |
| herpes simplex | a cold sore or fever sore; a simple herpes imfection caused by a virus and characterized by the eruption of vesicle around the lips or nostrils |
| herpes zoster | a more severe form of herpes or viral infection characterized by vesicular eruption on one side of the chest. may b e accompanied by severe neuralgia |
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