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Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the body and composed of skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands. [1] The major function of this system is as a barrier against the external environment. [2]
Skin condition. A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system —the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. [ 1] The major function of this system is as a barrier against the external environment. [ 2]
The integumentary system includes skin, hair, scales, feathers, hooves, and nails. It has a variety of additional functions: it may serve to maintain water balance, protect the deeper tissues, excrete wastes, and regulate body temperature, and is the attachment site for sensory receptors which detect pain, sensation, pressure, and temperature.
Dermatitis herpetiformis. Dermatitis herpetiformis ( DH) is a chronic autoimmune blistering skin condition, [ 3] characterised by intensely itchy blisters filled with a watery fluid. [ 4] DH is a cutaneous manifestation of coeliac disease, [ 5] although the exact causal mechanism is not known. DH is neither related to nor caused by herpes virus ...
Dermatology. Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin. [1] [2] It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. [3] [4] [5] A dermatologist is a specialist medical doctor who manages diseases related to skin, hair, nails, and some cosmetic problems. [2] [6]
List of cutaneous conditions associated with increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer. There are several conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system that are associated with an increased risk of developing nonmelanoma skin cancer (i.e. squamous-cell carcinoma and basal-cell carcinoma ).
List of cutaneous conditions caused by problems with junctional proteins; List of genes mutated in cutaneous conditions; List of histologic stains that aid in diagnosis of cutaneous conditions; List of immunofluorescence findings for autoimmune bullous conditions; List of inclusion bodies that aid in diagnosis of cutaneous conditions
Many conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system have associated features that may be found by performing an x-ray or CT scan of the affected person. Radiographic findings associated with conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system