Sebaceous (Oil) Gland disorders
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Created by:
nflan on April 30, 2012
Subjects:
Skin diseases and disorders part 3
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Skin diseases and disorders part 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acne | chronic inflammatory skin disorder, comedones & blemishes, also known as acne simplex or acne vulgaris |
| Asteastosis | dry, scaly skin from sebum deficiency |
| Comedone | open comedo or blackhead. It is dark because it is exposed to oxygen and oxidizes |
| Furuncle | also called boils, bacteria from the hair follicles, bacterial infection of the hair follicles |
| Carbuncle | larger deep sitted boils or a group of boils |
| Milia | also called whitehead, closed comedone, dead cells under the skin |
| Rosacea | chronic congestion primarily on the cheeks and nose |
| Sebaceous hyperplasias | overgrowths of the sebaceous gland, donut-shaped |
| Seborrhea | severe oiliness of the skin, excessive oily skin |
| Steatoma/Wen/Lipoma | sebaceous cyst or subcutaneous tumor filled with sebum, found on the scalp, neck and back, size is from a pea to an orange |
| Seborrhea sica | dry flaky dandruff |
| Seborrhoea oilesa | oily coating crust or scales |
| Dandruff | itching or burning often companies seborrhea |
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