Skin Diseases, ACN-XER

Skin disease, any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. Although most diseases affecting the skin originate in the layers of the skin, such abnormalities are also important factors in the diagnosis of a variety of internal diseases. There is some truth in the belief that the skin mirrors a person’s internal health. Often, the visibility and accessibility of skin make it the first organ of the body to show detectable signs of underlying disease.
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acne
acne, any inflammatory disease of the sebaceous, or oil, glands of the skin. There are some 50 different types......
baldness
baldness, the lack or loss of hair. Two primary types of baldness can be distinguished: permanent hair loss, arising......
boil
boil, a staphylococcus skin infection characterized by an inflamed nodular swelling filled with pus, located at......
bullous pemphigoid
bullous pemphigoid, a chronic, generalized skin disorder characterized by an eruption of serum-filled vesicles......
carotenemia
carotenemia, yellow skin discoloration caused by excess blood carotene; it may follow overeating of such carotenoid-rich......
cellulitis
cellulitis, bacterial infection of the skin. Cellulitis can be caused by any bacteria that enters a superficial......
chancre
chancre, typical skin lesion of the primary stage of infectious syphilis, usually appearing on the penis, labia,......
chilblain
chilblain, an inflammatory swelling of the skin of the hands or feet, resulting from exposure to cold. The condition......
chromoblastomycosis
chromoblastomycosis, chronic fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues that is characterized by the......
contact dermatitis
contact dermatitis, localized redness and swelling of the skin, together with the formation of vesicles (blisters)......
cutis laxa
cutis laxa, rare disorder in which the skin hangs in loose folds. The cause of cutis laxa is unknown, but the defect......
dermatitis
dermatitis, an inflammation of the skin usually characterized by redness, swelling, blister formation, and oozing......
dermatomyositis
dermatomyositis, chronic progressive inflammation of the skin and muscles, particularly the muscles of the shoulders......
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), rare heritable disorder characterized primarily by great elasticity of the skin,......
erysipelas
erysipelas, contagious infection of the skin and underlying tissue, caused by group A B-hemolytic streptococcus......
erythema
erythema, any abnormal redness of the skin. Erythema is caused by dilation and irritation of the superficial capillaries;......
erythrasma
erythrasma, a superficial skin infection marked by reddish brown scaly patches and attributed to the bacterium......
exfoliative dermatitis
exfoliative dermatitis, generalized redness and scaling of the skin that usually arises as a complication of a......
guinea worm disease
guinea worm disease, infection in humans caused by a parasite known as the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis).......
hives
hives, a hypersensitive skin reaction characterized by the sudden appearance of very itchy, slightly raised, smooth,......
hyperhidrosis
hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating, either general or local. A person may sweat profusely in armpits and on palms,......
hypertrichosis
hypertrichosis, excessive abnormal hairiness that may be localized or cover the entire body. Hypertrichosis is......
ichthyosis
ichthyosis, a hereditary condition involving dryness and scaliness of the skin brought about by excessive growth......
impetigo
impetigo, inflammatory skin infection that begins as a superficial blister or pustule that then ruptures and gives......
itching
itching, a stimulation of free nerve endings, usually at the junction of the dermis and epidermis of the skin,......
keratosis
keratosis, any protuberance on the skin resulting from the overdevelopment of the horny outermost covering of the......
labyrinthitis
labyrinthitis, inflammation, either acute or chronic, of the inner ear (the labyrinth). It is often a complication......
melanoma
melanoma, a spreading and frequently recurring cancer of specialized skin cells (melanocytes) that produce the......
miliaria
miliaria, an inflammatory disorder of human skin, characterized by multiple small lesions at the site of sweat......
necrotizing fasciitis
necrotizing fasciitis, rapidly spreading infection of the underlying skin and adipose (fat) layers caused by a......
nevus
nevus, congenital skin lesion, or birthmark, caused by abnormal pigmentation or by proliferation of blood vessels......
otitis
otitis, Inflammation of the ear. Otitis externa is dermatitis, usually bacterial, of the auditory canal and sometimes......
otitis externa
otitis externa, dermatitis of the external auditory canal and sometimes also of the exposed ear. The skin on these......
otitis media
otitis media, inflammation of the lining of the middle ear. Otitis media is one of the most common infections in......
pemphigus
pemphigus, a group of skin diseases characterized by large blisters that appear on the skin and mucous membranes.......
pinta
pinta, chronic tropical skin disease characterized initially by the appearance of dry, scaly papular lesions followed......
pseudoxanthoma elasticum
pseudoxanthoma elasticum, inherited disease in which the premature breakdown of exposed skin occurs. It is characterized......
psoriasis
psoriasis, a chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin disorder. The most common type, called plaque psoriasis (psoriasis......
purpura
purpura, presence of small hemorrhages in the skin, often associated with bleeding from body cavities and in tissues.......
pustule
pustule, a small circumscribed elevation of the skin that is filled with pus, a fluid mixture containing necrotic......
rhinophyma
rhinophyma, extensive overgrowth of the lower part of the nose. The sebaceous (oil-producing) glands seem to be......
scabies
scabies, skin inflammation accompanied by severe itching, particularly at night, caused by the itch mite (Sarcoptes......
scleroderma
scleroderma, a chronic disease of the skin that also can affect the blood vessels and various internal organs.......
skin cancer
skin cancer, disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth of cells in the skin. Skin cancers are of two distinct......
skin disease
skin disease, any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. Although......
skin squeeze
skin squeeze, effect on the skin of exposure to a pressure less than that of the surrounding environmental pressure.......
sunburn
sunburn, acute cutaneous inflammation caused by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation of the so-called UVB......
swimmer’s itch
swimmer’s itch, an infection of the skin marked by prickling sensations and itching, caused by invasion of the......
vitiligo
vitiligo, patchy loss of melanin pigment from the skin. Though the pigment-making cells of the skin, or melanocytes,......
wart
wart, a well-defined growth of varying shape and size on the skin surface caused by a virus, most commonly one......
xeroderma pigmentosum
xeroderma pigmentosum, rare, recessively inherited skin condition in which resistance to sunlight and other radiation......