Skin Diseases && Disorders
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- Acne
- Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands from retained secretions
- Albinism
- Cogenital leukoderma or absence of melanin pigment of the body, including the skin, hair, and eyes
- Anhidrosis
- Deficienct in perspiration, often result of fever or certain skin diseases
- Asteatosis
- Condition of dry, scaly skin due to deficiency or absence of sebum; caused by old age and by exposure to cold
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often characterized by light or pearly nodules
- Bromhidrosis
- Foul-smelling perspiration, usually noticeable in the armpits or on the feet
- Bulla
- Large blister containinga watery fluid; similar to a vescile but larger
- Chloasma
- Condition characterized by increased pigmentation on the skin, in spots that are not elevated
- Collagen
- Fibrous protein that gives the skin form and strength
- Comedones
- Black heads
- Crust
- Dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while it is healing; an accumulation of sebum and pus, sometimes mixed with epidermal material
- Cyst
- Abnormal sac containing fluid above and below the skin
- Eczema
- Inflammatory, painful itching disease of the skin, acute or chronic in nature, presenting many forms of dry or moist lesions
- Elastin
- Protein base similar to collagen that forms elastic tissue
- Excoriation
- Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping
- Fissure
- Crack in skin that penetrates the dermis, such as chapped hands or lips
- Herpes Simplex
- Fever blister or cold sore
- Hyperhidrosis
- Excessive sweating, caused by hear or general body weakness
- Keloid
- Thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue
- Keratoma
- Acquired, superfical, thickened patch of epidermis commonly known as callus, caused by pressure or friction on hands and feet
- Lentigines
- Freckles
- Leukoderma
- Skin disorder characterized by light abnormal patches, caused by burn or cogenital disease that destroys the pigment-producing cells
- Macula
- Small, discolored patch; freckle
- Malignant Melanoma
- Most serious form of skin cancer; often characterized by black or dark brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in texture, jagged, or raised
- Melanin
- Tiny grains of pigment deposited in the stratum germinativum of the epidermis and the papillary layers of the dermis
- Milia
- Whiteheads
- Miliaria Rubra
- Prickly heat; acute implammatory disorder of the sweat glands
- Mole
- Small, brownish spot or blemish on the skin
- Nevus
- Small or large malformation of the skin due to abnormal pigmentation or dilated capillaries
- Papule
- Pimples
- Psoriasis
- Skin disease characterized by red patches; covered with white-silver scales usually found on scalp, elbows, knees, chest, and lower back
- Pustule
- An implamed pimple containing pus
- Rosacea
- Chronic congestion appearing primarily on the cheeks and nose, characterized by redness, dilation, of the blood vessels, and the formation of papules and pustules
- Scale
- Any thin plate of epidermal flakes, dry, or oily, such as abnormal or excessive dandruff
- Scar
- Light-colored, slightly raised mark on the skin formed after and injury or lesion
- Seborrhea
- Skin condition caused by an abnormal increase or secretion from the sebaceous glands
- Skin Tag
- Cuntaneous outgrowth of the skin
- Squamous Cell Carcinmona
- Type of skin cancer more serious than basal cell carcinoma; often characterized by scaly scaly red papules or nodules
- Stain
- Abnormal brown or wine-colored skin discoloration with a circular and irregular shape
- Steatoma
- Sebaceous cyst or fatty tumor
- Tan
- Change in pigmentation of skin caused by exposure to the sun or ultraviolet rays
- Tubercle
- Abnormal rounded, solid lump above, within, or under the skin
- Tumor
- Abnormal cell mass, varying in size, and color
- Ulcer
- Open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane of the body, accompanied by pus and loss of skin depth
- Vesicle
- Small blister or sac containing clear fluid, lying within or just beneath the epidermis
- Vitiligo
- Milky-white spots (leukoderma) of the skin, acquired condition
- Wheal
- Itchy, swollen lesion that lasts only a few hours; caused by a blow, insext bites, urticaria, or sting of the nettle
- Hypertrophy
- Abnormal growth of the skin