Diseases and Uniqueness of the Integumentary System

• ​​Burns

  • ​first

    • Epidermis, swelling

  • Second

    • Dermis, blisters

  • Third

    • Hypodermis, necrotic tissue

  • ​caused by

    • ​heat

    • ​electrical

    • ​chemical

    • ​UV radiation

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​Rule of nines

1. ​The virus invades a healthy cell

2. ​Reverse transcriptase

   1. ​the virus turns RNA into DNA

3. ​The infectious DNA is combined into the host's genome

4. When the host's DNA is transcribed so is the viral DNA

5. Producing new viruses

Herpes Simplex

• ​type 1 (cold sores)

  • ​mouth

• ​type 2

  • ​genital

• ​Human Papillomavirus

  • ​Warts

    • ​common (hands)

    • ​plantar (feet)

    • ​Genital

• ​Herpes Varicella-Zoster

• Fungal ​

  • ​Athlete's foot

  • ​jock itch

  • ​ringworm

  • toenail

• ​Bacterial

  • ​impetigo

  • ​cellulitis

• ​Pleurisy

  • ​membrane of the lungs rough

• ​Peritonitis

  • ​infection of the abdomen membrane

• ​psoriasis

  • ​redness and irritation of the skin

• Basal cell carcinoma

  • ​Basal cells

• ​Squamous cell carcinoma

  • ​keratinocytes

• ​Malignant melanoma

  • ​melanocytes

• ​Melanocytes

  • ​Albinism

    • ​loss of melanin due to an enzymatic disregulation

  • ​Vitiligo

    • ​patches of loss melanocytes

  • ​Piebaldism

    • ​patch white/skin hair

    • affecting embryonic migration of melanocytes

​autoimmune

• Genetic autosomal recessive disorder

• ​skin peels in sheets

  • ​exacerbated by mechanical stress, sweating, heat and water exposure

• ​symptoms also include

  • ​blisters

  • ​itchy skin