skin disease
Rash or lesion
A skin disease is any condition affecting the skin—infections, inflammations, growths, or disorders that cause symptoms like rashes, itching, discoloration, or lesions.
The term covers everything from acne and eczema to psoriasis and skin cancer: The dermatologist specializes in chronic skin diseases.
- leprosyMycobacterial infection causing disfigurement
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- sunburnUV-induced skin inflammation
- impetigoBacterial skin infection, honey-crusted
- heat rashSkin inflammation from sweating
vitiligo · cellulitis · rosacea · basal cell carcinoma · scabies · psoriasis · warts · poison ivy · eczema · herpes simplex · cold sore · ringworm · welts · dermatitis · acne · ointment · sores · scarring
- illnesssickness, illness, ailment, disorder, malady
- Biblical Afflictionsleprosy, blindness, boils, plagues, pestilence
- poultry healthavian flu, bird flu, respiratory infection, mites, lice
- environmental harmair pollution, water pollution, pollution, oil spills, acid rain
- animal diseasesrabies, distemper, tuberculosis, mange, anthrax
- pet rodent carehay, pellets, dust bath, cage cleaning, water bottle
anatomical location
skin diseasesystemic disease
Pathology affecting entire body
heart disease · brain disease · liver disease · kidney disease · lung disease
skin, disease, diseased, skins, skinned, skinning, epidermis, skinless, epidermal