Essentials of Human Diseases/Conditions CH 6

Diseases/Conditions of the Integumentary System

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Albinism
Hereditary condition, melanocytes do not produce melanin. Pale skin, white hair, blue/pink eyes
Colic
Muscle spasms
Erythema
Redness
Hypertrophic
Encrease in size
Lesion
Area of damaged skin/tissue
Sebaceous
Sebum or oil
Comedones
Blackhead, acne
Dermatomes
Skin cells along a nerve from a segment of spinal cord
Keratin
Hard protein found in hair, nails, skin
Keratolytic
Anything that causes skin shedding
Melannin
Black pigment found in basal layer of epidermis
Papules
Circular area on skin, reddened and elevated
Plaques
Plateaulike elevated lesions greater than .5 cm
Pustules
Small elevations of skin filled with pus
Sebum
Oil secreted from sebaceous glands