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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]
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]
Conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system associated with increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer Condition Squamous-cell carcinoma Basal-cell carcinoma; Xeroderma pigmentosum + + Oculocutaneous albinism + + Epidermodysplasia verruciformis + Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa + Ferguson–Smith syndrome + Muir–Torre ...
The integumentary system, composed of the skin, hair, nails, and associated glands, serves as a protective barrier between the body and the environment. It also plays a critical role in regulating body temperature and maintaining fluid balance.
List of keratins expressed in the human integumentary system; List of cutaneous conditions caused by problems with junctional proteins; List of target antigens in pemphigoid; List of target antigens in pemphigus; Cutaneous conditions with immunofluorescence findings; List of cutaneous conditions; List of genes mutated in cutaneous conditions
The integumentary system includes skin, hair, scales, feathers, hooves, claws, 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 ...
The human skin is the outer covering of the body and is the largest organ of the integumentary system. The skin has up to seven layers of ectodermal tissue guarding muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. Human skin is similar to most of the other mammals' skin, and it is very similar to pig skin.
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles associated with conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system Condition Associated HLA allele(s) Fixed drug eruption: B22 Lichen planus: DR1 DR2 DRw9 DR10 Bw15 B8 Psoriasis: Cw6 DR406 Psoriatic arthritis: B27 Ankylosing spondylitis: B27 Reactive arthritis: B27 Acute anterior uveitis: B27 Behçet ...