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In this post we would learn some more lesions. 8. Scabies: - A parasitic, contagious infection of the skin with intense pruritus. Scabies is often spread through commonly affected and sexual contact, areas are the penis, groin, nipples and skin between the fingers. The treatment for this is topical medicated cream to destroy the scabies mites (tiny parasites). 9. Scleroderma: - A chronic progressive disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue. Fibrous scar tissue infiltrates the skin and heart, lungs, kidney, and esophagus may be affected as well. Skin is thickened, hard, and rigid, and pigmented patches may occur. Etiology is not known so much; palliative treatment consists of drugs, such as immunosuppressives and anti-inflammatory agents, and physical therapy. 10. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): - This is the chronic inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin, of joints, and of internal organs. Lupus means wolf-like; physicians thought the ...

In this post we will learn in further 2. Burns: - Injury to tissues caused by contact of heart. The examples are dry heat (fire), moist heat (steam or liquid), chemicals, electricity, radiation or lightning. These burns are classified into three types. First-degree burns: - These burns are superficial epidermal lesions, erythema, blisters, and hyperesthesis are the first-degree burns examples. Sunburn is an example of this type of burns. Second-degree burns: - These burns are epidermal and dermal lesions, erythema, blisters and hyperesthesia. Third-degree burns: - These burns of which epidermis and dermis are destroyed (necrosis of skin), and subcutaneous layer is damaged leaving charged while tissue. 3. Eczema: - The skin disease of inflammatory with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions. This chronic or acute dermatitis is often accompanied by pruritus and may occur without any obvious cause. It is a common allergic reaction in children and also occurs in adults. Allerg...

In this post we are going to learn some more lesions. 11. Ecchymosis: - On the skin a bluish-black mark (macule) present. Ecchymoses(in which ec- means out, chym/o means to pour) into the skin from injury which are caused by the hemhorrhages or spontaneous leaking of blood from vessels. The plural of Ecchymosis is Ecchymoses. 12. Petechia: - It is a small, pinpoint hemorrhage. Petechiae are smaller versions of ecchymoses. The plural of petechia is petechiae. 13. Pruritus: - This means itching. Pruritus is associated with most forms of dermatitis and with other conditions as well. It arises as a result of stimulation of nerves in the skin by enzymes released in allergic reactions or by irritation caused by substances from the blood or from foreign bodies. 14. Purpura: - Merging ecchymoses and petechiae over, any part of the body. 15. Urticaria (hives): - It is an acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin. Pruritus may be intense, and etiol...

In this post we are going to learn about cutaneous lesions. Then what is cutaneous lesions? The damaged tissue area caused by disease or trauma is called a lesion. The terms 1. Cyst, 2. Fissure, 3. Macule, 4. Papule, 5. Polyp, 6. Pustule, 7. Ulcer, 8. Vesicle, 9. Wheal are the terms to describe common skin lesions. Let us learn about them briefly. 1. Cyst: - A Cyst is defined as a thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material. Examples of Cysts are 1. Pilonidal cyst, which is found over the sacral area of the back in the midline and contains hairs (in which pil/o means hair, nid/o means nest); and sebaceous cyst, which is a collection of yellowish, cheesy sebum commonly found on the scalp, vulva, and scrotum. 2. Fissure: - A fissure is a groove or crack-like sore. An anal fissure is abreak in the skin lining and anal canal. 3. Macule: - A macule is a discolored falt lesion or often reddened. The examples of this macule are freckles, tatt...

The meaning of myc/o combining form is fungus (fungi include yeasts, molds and mushrooms) and its terminology is dermatomycosis which means an abnormal condition of infection. An example is ringworm on the skin especially between the toes athlete's foot. The meaning of onych/o combining form is nail and its  terminology is onycholysis which means separation of the nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infections or after trauma. The another terminology is onychomycosis which means fungal infection of the nail . The nails become white,aopaque, thickened, and brittle. The another terminology is paronychia which means inflammation and selling. Par- means near or bedside. Paronychia is inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue around the nail and is associated with torn cuticles of of ingrown nails. The meaning of phyt/o combining form is plant and its terminology is dermatophytosis which means fungal infections of the hands and feet. The meaning of...

In this post we would go through some more vocabulary of combinging terms The meaning of caus/o combining form is burn or burning and its terminology is causalgia which means intensely unpleasant burning sensation in skin and muscles when there is damage to nerves. The meaning of cutane/o combining form is skin and its terminology is subcutaneous which means under the skin. The meaning of derm/o combining form is skin and its terminology is 1. epidermis means above the skin, 2. dermatitis means inflammation of the skin, 3. dermatoplasty means growth of skin, 4. dermatologist means specialist of skin, 5. epidermolysis which means loosening of the epidermis with the growth of large blists which occurs after injury. The meaning of diaphor/o combining form is profuse sweating and its terminology is diaphoresis means profuse sweating. The meaning of erythem/o combining form is redness and its terminology is erythema means redness of the skin. The terminology of erythemat/o is flushing wh...

Now in this post we would come across some of the vocabulary Let us know about some colors 1. The Combining form of albin/o means white and its terminology is albinism. 2. The combining form of anthrac/o means black (as coal) and its terminology is anthracosis. 3. The combining form of chlor/o means green and its terminology is chlorophyll. 4. The combining form of cirrh/o means tawn yellow and its terminology is cirrhosis. 5. The combining form of cyan/o means blue and its terminology is cyanosis. 6. The combining form of eosin/o means rosy and its terminology is eosinophil. 7. The combining form of erythr/o means red and its terminology is erythrocyte. 8. The combining form of jaund/o means yellow and its terminology is jaundice. 9. The combining form of leuk/o means white and its terminology is leukoderma. 10. The combining form of tute/o means yellow and its terminology is corpus luteum. 11. The combining form of melan/o means black and its terminology is ...