Bed sore

late stages of gangrene characterized by the affected area becoming dried. blackened, and shriveled mummified

superficial dermatitis of unknown cause that includes redness, vesicles, itching, and crusting

Tissue necrosis usually due to deficient blood supply

Condition where the skin becomes dry, scaly, and keratinized

Highly infectious bacterial infection of the skin with pustules that rupture and become crusted

Form of skin cancer frequently seen in AIDS patients characterized by brownish- purple papules that from the skin and metastasize to the internal organs

Dangerous form of skin cancer caused by an uncontrolled growth of melanocytes

Infestation with lice the eggs laid by the lice are called nits and will cling to hair

Chronic inflammatory condition consisting of papules forming silvery scale patches with circular borders

Contagious viral skin condition.

german measles

Contagious skin disease caused by an egg laying mite that burrows through the skin and causes intense itching and redness

Sac under the skin filled with sebum or oil from a sebaceous gland

Cancer of the epidermis that may invade the deeper tissues and metastasize

Chronic disease of the connective tissue that injures the skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system, and mucous membranes. may produce a butterfly rash across the nose and cheeks

Fungal skin disease with itching and scaling lesions

Fungal infection of the scalp- ringworm

Fungal infection of the foot- athlete's foot

Contagious viral skin infection- chickenpox

Area of gangrene that becomes infected by pus-producing bacteria

Absence or loss of hair, especially of the head - baldness

Furuncle involving several hair follicles

Bacterial infection of a hair follicle characterized by redness, pain, and swelling - boil

Infected nail bed

Infection of the skin fold around a nail