Integ Disorders Flashcards
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Impetigo
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A highly contagious bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus or Streptococcus, frequently seen in younger children; may present with erythema and progress into blisters that rupture, producing yellow crusts.
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Keloid
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Excess collagen scar formation in the area of surgical incisions or skin wounds.
3
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Psoriasis
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A chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by itchy, scaly, red patches; scales are on top of raised lesions called plaques.
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Skin Cancer
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Squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma are the most common types of skin cancer.
