Information about Dermatitis

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Inflammation (Latin, inflammatio, to set on fire) is the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.
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Eczema
Classification & external resources

Typical, mild dermatitis
ICD-10 L 20. -L 30.
ICD-9 692

OMIM 603165
DiseasesDB 4113
MedlinePlus 000853
eMedicine Derm/38   Ped/2567 Eczema
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The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD
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Swimmer’s itch, duck itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a short-term, immune reaction occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by water-borne trematode parasites.
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Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) or Duhring's Disease, is a skin disorder often associated with celiac disease. It is a chronic, extremely itchy rash consisting of papules and vesicles.
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Atopic dermatitis
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 L 20.
ICD-9 691.8

OMIM 603165
DiseasesDB 4113

eMedicine emerg/130   derm/38 ped/2567 oph/479
MeSH D003876 Atopic dermatitis
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MeSH D012628 Seborrheic dermatitis is a skin disorder affecting the scalp, face and trunk causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin. It particularly affects the sebum-gland rich areas of skin.
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Contact dermatitis
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 L 25.9
ICD-9 692.9

DiseasesDB 29585

eMedicine emerg/131   ped/2569 oph/480
MeSH D003877

Contact dermatitis
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MeSH D011040

Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis (also called Toxicodendron dermatitis and Rhus dermatitis) is the medical name given to allergic rashes produced by oil urushiol, which is contained in various plants, including the plants of the genus
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Nummular dermatitis
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 L 30.
ICD-9 692.9

Nummular dermatitis is one of the many forms of dermatitis. Also known as discoid dermatitis, it is characterized by round or oval-shaped itchy lesions.
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Dyshidrosis
Classification & external resources

Late stage of dyshidrosis on the hands
ICD-10 L 30.1
ICD-9 705.81

DiseasesDB 10373
MedlinePlus 000832
eMedicine derm/110   ped/1867 Dyshidrosis, also termed Dyshidrotic Eczema
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Skin layers: epidermis, dermis, and subcutis, showing a hair follicle, sweat gland & sebaceous gland.]] In zootomy and dermatology, skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of epithelial tissues that guard underlying muscles and organs.
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subcutis is the layer of tissue directly underlying the cutis. It is mainly composed of adipose tissue. Its physiological function includes insulation and storage of nutrients.

Subcutaneous injections are given by injecting a fluid or a solid pellet into the subcutis.
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In zootomy, the integumentary system is the external covering of the body, comprising the skin, hair, feathers, scales, nails, sweat glands and their products (sweat and mucus).
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Staphylococcus
Rosenbach 1884

Species

S. afermentans
S. aureus
S. auricularis
S. capitis
S. caprae
S. cohnii
S. epidermidis
S. felis
S.
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MeSH D013206 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, SSSS, also known as Pemphigus neonatorum or Ritter's disease, is a dermatological condition caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
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Impetigo
Classification & external resources

Skin lesions that proved to be impetigo.
ICD-10 L 01.
ICD-9 684

DiseasesDB 6753
MedlinePlus 000860
eMedicine derm/195   emerg/283 med/1163 ped/1172 Impetigo
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Boil
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 L 02.
ICD-9 680.9

DiseasesDB 29434

MeSH D005667 Boil or furuncle is a skin disease caused by the inflammation of hair follicles, thus resulting in the localized accumulation of
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MeSH D002481 Cellulitis is an inflammation of the connective tissue underlying the skin, that can be caused by a bacterial infection. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often occurs where the skin has previously been broken: cracks in
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Lymphadenopathy
Classifications and external resources

ICD-10 I 88. , L 04. , R 59.1
ICD-9 289.1 - 289.3 , 683 , 785.6

DiseasesDB 22225

eMedicine ped/1333  
MeSH D008206 Lymphadenopathy
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MeSH D010864 A pilonidal cyst (from Latin meaning 'hair nest') is a blanket term for any type of skin infection near the tailbone. The term "pilonidal cyst" can be misleading, as a majority of the time, this is actually an abscess.
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Corynebacteriaceae

Genus: Corynebacterium
Lehmann & Neumann 1896

Species

See text.
Corynebacterium is a genus of Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped actinobacteria.
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Erythrasma
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 L 08.1
ICD-9 039.0

DiseasesDB 29630
MedlinePlus 001470
eMedicine derm/140  
MeSH D004894 Erythrasma
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Blister
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 T14.0
ICD-9 910 - 914 , 940.0 - 949.5

A blister or bulla is a defense mechanism of the human body.
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MeSH D010392 Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that causes blistering and raw sores on skin and mucous membranes. As with other autoimmune disorders, it is caused when the body's defenses mistake its own tissues as foreign, and attack the cells.
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MeSH D010391 Pemphigoid is a rare autoimmune blistering skin disease.

There are three types:

• Gestational pemphigoid or Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) (formerly called Herpes gestationis)
• Bullous pemphigoid (BP)

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