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Skin Disorders
Skin
Term | Definition |
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Acne | caused by overactive sebaceous glands |
Impetigo | highly contagious infection caused by staph- or strep- bacteria |
Tinea | fungus that causes ringworm, jock itch and athlete's foot |
Warts | growths of the skin caused by papillomaviruses |
Boils | infection of the hair follicles caused by staph-bacteria |
Urticaria | Hives- raised lesions on the skin that leak fluids from the skin's blood vessels |
Decubitus Ulcers | pressure sores, also called bedsores |
Scleroderma | autoimmune disease where the skin hardens |
Eczema | Inflammatory response to an allergry, bumps, blisters, red skin |
Psoriasis | chronic inflammatory disorder, scaly skin due to excessive rate of the epidermis. |
Malignant Hyperthermia | inherited condition where the body's temperature is always higher than normal. |
Heat exhaustion | when the body loses large amounts of fluids usually in hot weather, weakness, dizziness, muscle cramps |
Heat Stroke | body temperature increases to 105 deg. |
Hypothermia | body temperature falls below 95 deg. |
Frost Bite | formation of ice crystals in tissue |
Necrosis | Tissue death |
Gangrene | decay of dead tissue |