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Skin Diseases, Infectious

Medical Definition:	Skin diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; coord IM with specific infect dis (IM) + site (NIM) but note precoord site terms in note on SKIN DISEASES; bacterial = SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL, viral = SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL, parasitic = SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC, fung
Previously Indexed:	specific skin disease (1966-1967)

Skin Diseases, Infectious Categories.

	Cellulitis - An acute, diffuse, and suppurative inflammation of loose connective tissue, particularly the deep subcutaneous tissues, and sometimes muscle, which is most commonly seen as a result of infection of a wound, ulcer, or other skin lesions.
	Dermatomycoses - Superficial infections of the skin or its appendages by any of various fungi.
	Paronychia - An inflammatory reaction involving the folds of the skin surrounding the fingernail. It is characterized by acute or chronic purulent, tender, and painful swellings of the tissues around the nail, caused by an abscess of the nail fold. The pathogenic yeast causing paronychia is most frequently Candida albicans. Saprophytic fungi may also be involved. The causative bacteria are usually Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Streptococcus. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p271)

Skin Diseases, Infectious Medical Definitions and Terms

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