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This is the largest organ and system in the body.
What is the Skin?
This is a type of injury to the skin and can be open or closed.
What is a wound?
While medications come in solutions, cream, ointment, gel and powder, the powder form is more useful in preventing this type of infection.
What are fungal infections?
This skin condition is caused by a mite that burrows under the outer layer of the skin.
What is Scabies?
Atopic Dermatitis is also known as this.
What is Eczema?
The skin is also known as this
What is the sense organ?
This is a common condition that affects the skin and soft tissue. It can develop when sores, cuts or open wounds let bacteria through the skin barrier or hair follicles.
What is cellulitis?
This medication class is commonly used to treat cellulitis.
What are antibiotics?
This appears on the skin as dark red or dark purple tiny dots.
What is petechiae?
This medical term means itching.
What is pruritus?
This is regulated in the skin.
What is body temperature?
A common chronic skin disorder caused by an autoimmune condition.
What is Psoriasis?
This medication class is used to kill mites.
What are scabicides or miticides?
Prescription topical corticosteroids work by doing this.
What is reducing inflammation
In a person with cellulitis, a low blood pressure can indicate this.
What is sepsis or infection in the blood?
The blood vessels do this when the outside temperature is too high, to help the body surface to cool off.
What is dilate or widen?
Fingernail discoloration may be a sign of this type of infection
What is a fungal infection?
Psoriasis are treated with these three classes of medication
What are topical corticosteroids, vitamin D analogs and immunosuppressant drugs?
This appears on the skin as dark red or dark purple larger dots.
What is purpura?
Integumentary system conditions may be treated with a combination of these types of drugs.
The blood vessels do this when the outside temperature is too cold, to help the body retain heat.
What is constrict or narrow
These two bacteria are most likely to cause cellulitis.
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What are staphylococci (Staph) and streptococci (Strep)?
Super Bug: What is MRSA?
This medication reduces risk of infection and helps healing of burns.
What is silver sulfadiazine?
A yellow color of the skin and/or whites of the eyes is a side effect of antifungal medication which is a sign of this.
What is liver toxicity?
Some common medications can cause an increased sensitivity to sunlight, also known as this.
What is photosensitivity?