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alopecia
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Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows
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ecchymosis
(plural: ecchymoses) |
Bluish-black mark (bruise) on the skin
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petechia
(plural: petechiae) |
Small, pinpoint hemorrhage
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pruritus
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Itching
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urticaria (hives)
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Acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin
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acne
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chronic papular and pustular eruptions of the skin with increased production of sebum
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comedo
(plural: comedones) |
blackheads
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burns
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injury to tissues caused by heat contact [dry heat (fire), moist heat (steam or liquid), chemicals, lightening, electricity, or radiation]
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First degree burns
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superficial epidermal lesions, erythema, hyperesthesia, and no blisters. Sunburn is one.
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Second degree burns
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epidermal and dermal lesions, erythema, blisters, and hyperesthesia.
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third degree burns
(full thickness burn injury) |
epidermis and dermis are destroyed (necrosis of skin), and subcutaneous layer is damaged, leaving charred, white tissue
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cellulitis
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Diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat; redness, pain, and swelling
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eczema
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Inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions
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exanthematous viral diseases
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Rash (exanthema) of the skin due to a viral infection
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gangrene
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Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
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impetigo
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Bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesticles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions
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psoriasis
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Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales
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scabies
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A contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus.
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scleroderma
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A chronic progressive disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
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systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) |
Chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin, of joints, and of internal organs
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