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Integumentary system
Symptoms, abnormalities and conditions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rubeola | Disease that causes a viral skin rash; measles |
| rubella | Disease that causes a viral skin rash; German measles. |
| roseola | Skin eruption of small, rosy patches, usually caused by a virus. |
| varicella | Contagious skin disease, usually occurring during childhood, and often accompanied by the formation of pustules; chickenpox. |
| impetigo | A type of pyoderma. |
| pyoderma | Any inflammation of the skin that produces pus. |
| tinea | Fungal infection; ringworm |
| ringworm | Fungal infection; tinea. |
| pruritus | Itching. |
| candidiasis | Yeastlike fungus on the skin, caused by Candida; characterized by pruritus, white exudate, peeling, and easy bleeding; examples are thrush and diaper rash. |
| dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin. |
| urticaria | Group of reddish wheals, usually accompanied by pruritus and often caused by an allergy. |
| hives | Group of reddish wheals, usually accompanied by pruritus and often caused by an allergy. |
| eczema | Severe inflammatory condition of the skin, usually of unknown cause |
| ecchymosis | Purplish skin patch (bruise) caused by broken blood vessels beneath the surface. |
| petechia | A tiny hemorrhage beneath the surface of the skin; minute hemorrhages in the skin. |
| purpura | Skin condition with extensive hemorrhages underneath the skin covering a wide area. |
| rosacea | Vascular disease that causes blotchy, red patches on the skin, particularly on the nose and cheeks. |
| furuncle | localized skin infection, usually in a hair follicle and containing pus; boil. |
| carbuncle | Infected area of the skin producing pus and usually accompanied by fever. |
| abscess | Localized collection of pus and other exudate; usually accompanied by swelling and redness |
| gangrene | Death of an area of skin, usually caused by loss of blood supply to the area |
| herpes | An inflammatory skin disease caused by viruses of the family Herpesviridae. |
| herpes simplex virus type 1 | Herpes that recurs on the lips and around the area the mouth, usually during viral illnesses or states of stress. |
| herpes simplex virus type 2 | Herpes that recurs on the genitalia; can be easily transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. |
| herpes zoster | Painful herpes that affects nerve roots; shingles. |
| cold sore | Eruption around the mouth or lips; herpes simplex virus Type 1. |
| fever blister | Eruption around the mouth or lips; herpes simplex virus Type 1. |
| genital herpes | Herpes that recurs on the genitalia; can be easily transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. |
| shingles | Viral disease affecting peripheral nerves and caused by herpes zoster. |
| wart | Flesh-colored growth, sometimes caused by a virus |
| verruca | Flesh-colored growth, sometimes caused by a virus; wart. |
| plantar wart | Wart on the sole of the foot. |
| cellulitis | Severe inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous portions of the skin, usually caused by an infection that enters the skin through an opening, as a wound; characterized by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling. |
| Acne | Inflammatory eruption of the skin; occurring in or near sebaceous glands on the face, neck, shoulders, or upper back. |
| acne vulgaris | Inflammatory eruption of the skin; occurring in or near sebaceous glands on the face, neck, shoulders, or upper back. |
| comedo (pl., comedos, comedones) | Open hair follicle filled with bacteria and sebum; common in acne; blackhead. |
| blackhead {punto negro} | Open hair follicle filled with bacteria and sebum; common in acne; comedo. |
| whitehead | Closed comedo that does not contain the dark bacteria present in blackheads. |
| scleroderma | Thickening of the skin caused by an increase in collagen formation. |
| psoriasis | Chronic skin condition accompanied by scaly lesions with extreme pruritus. |
| seborrhea | Overproduction of sebum by the sebaceous glands. |
| burn | Damage to the skin caused by exposure to heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or other skin irritants. |
| first-degree burn | Least severe burn; causes injury to the surface of the skin without blistering |
| second-degree burn | Moderately severe burn that affects the epidermis and dermis; usually involves blistering. |
| third-degree burn | Most severe type of burn; involves complete destruction of an area of skin. |
| pediculosis | Lice infestation. |
| scabies | Skin eruption caused by a mite burrowing into the skin. |
| onychopathy | Disease of the nail. |
| onychia, onychitis | Inflammation of the nail. |
| paronychia | Inflammation, with pus, of the fold surrounding the nail plate. |
| neoplasm | Abnormal tissue growth. |
| callus | Mass of hard skin that forms as a cover over broken skin on certain areas of the body, especially the feet and hands. |
| corn | Growth of hard skin, usually on the toes. |
| keratosis | Lesion on the epidermis containing keratin. |
| basal cell carcinoma | Slow-growing cancer of basal cells of the epidermis, usually a result of sun damage. |
| squamous cell carcinoma | Cancer of the squamous epithelium. |
| Kaposi sarcoma | After Moritz Kaposi (1837-1902): Hungarian dermatologist; skin cancer associated with AIDS. |
| malignant melanoma | Virulent skin cancer originating in the melanocytes, usually caused by overexposure to the sun. |
| alopecia areata | Loss of hair in patches. |
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