n., pl., -ses (-sēz).
A skin disease, especially one that is not accompanied by inflammation.
dermatosis
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Pl dermatoses; any skin disorder, especially one not characterized by inflammation.
- d. erythematosa — a disease of unknown etiology which occurs in pigs, mainly the white varieties; there is nonpruritic, acute erythema over large areas of the body and spontaneous recovery occurs in a matter of days.
- exfoliative d. — one involving severe desquamation; includes drug reaction, contact hypersensitivity, autoimmune diseases, cutaneous lymphomas and parapsoriasis.
- generic dog food d. — see
generic pet food . - growth hormone-responsive d. — see
growth hormone-responsive dermatosis . - hereditary lupoid d. — a scaling and crusting skin disease seen from a young age in German shorthaired pointers.
- infantile pustular d. — pustules, depression and anorexia in neonatal puppies; the etiology is unknown.
- invisible d. — skin diseases which are evident clinically, but the histopathology is consistent with normal skin.
- linear IgA d. — a rare, immune-mediated skin disease of Dachshunds in which immunoglobulin A is deposited at the basement membrane zone. There are pustules, with alopecia, hyperpigmentation, scaling and crusting.
- linear preputial d. — a narrow line of hyperpigmentation along the midline between the prepuce and scrotum is considered a marker for testicular neoplasia in dogs.
- psychogenic d. — one caused by self-trauma for which no cause is known; in dogs and cats, boredom, overcrowding or confinement are often associated. See idopathic hyperesthesia syndrome,
acral lick dermatitis , flank sucking,tail sucking . - seborrheic d. — see seborrheic dermatitis.
- subcorneal pustular d. — a very rare skin disorder of dogs in which short-lived, sterile, superficial pustules form, particularly on the head and trunk. Pruritus is variable. The cause is unknown.
- ulcerative d. — see
ulcerative dermatosis . - d. vegetans — an inherited skin disease of Landrace pigs. Young piglets may be affected at birth or develop at an early age an erythematous, papular dermatitis, mainly on the ventral abdomen and medial thighs. There is also erythema and edema of the coronary bands and subsequent deformities of the foot. Pneumonia develops before death.
- zinc-responsive d. — a breed-related form occurs in Siberian huskies and several other Artic breeds, and a dermatosis can occur in puppies of any breed if their diet is deficient in zinc or absorption is impaired by excessive supplementation of calcium. There is scaling and crusting, especially over pressure points and footpads. See also parakeratosis for a similar disease in pigs and a familial one in cattle.
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| MeSH | D012871 |
Dermatosis (plural dermatoses), a noun, is defined as "any disease of the skin,"[1][2][3] and, while thousands of skin disorders have been described, only a small number account for most visits to the doctor.[3] Uncommon presentations of common diseases are common.[4]
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History
Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine (1025) described treatments for a variety of skin conditions, including skin cancer. The preferred medication it recommended was zinc oxide. Though today it is no longer used for treating skin cancer, it is still widely used today to treat a variety of other skin conditions, in products such as baby powder and creams to treat diaper rashes, calamine cream, anti-dandruff shampoos, and antiseptic ointments.[5]
In 1572, Geronimo Mercuriali of Forlì, Italy, completed De morbis cutaneis (translated "On the diseases of the skin"). It is considered the first scientific work dedicated to dermatology.
In World War I, over two million days of service are estimated to have been lost by reason of skin diseases alone.[6]
Clinical findings
The most important clinical questions are location of the skin lesions (arms, head, legs, etc.), symptoms (pruritus, pain, etc.), duration (acute or chronic), arrangement (solitary, generalized, annular, linear, etc.), morphology (macules, papules, vesicles, etc.), and color (red, blue, brown, black, white, yellow, etc).[4]
See also
- Dermatology
- Dermatosis of pregnancy
- List of skin-related conditions
- Skin lesion
- List of dermatologists
References
- ^ Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. ISBN 037572026.
- ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
- ^ a b Marks, James G; Miller, Jeffery (2006). Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology (4th ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 1-4160-3185-5.
- ^ a b Rapini, Ronald P. (2005). Practical dermatopathology. Elsevier Mosby. ISBN 0-323-01198-5.
- ^ Harding, Fred John (2007), Breast Cancer: Cause - Prevention - Cure, Tekline Publishing, p. 82, ISBN 0955422108
- ^ Lane, CG. "Medical Progress, Military Dermatology." N Engl J Med. 1942;227:293-299.
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