Psoriasis Definitions

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Seborrheic Dermatitis : سیلان شحم , Vitiligo : برص کا مرض , Acanthosis : جلد سخت ہونے کی بیماری , Acanthosis Nigricans : جلد کی بیماری , Prurigo : قدیم خارشی مرض جو اکثر بچوں میں ہوتا ہے , Discoid Lupus Erythematosus : ٹکیہ جیسی سرخی والی جلد کی مخصوص حالت , Dandruff : سر کی خشکی , Pemphigus : جلد پر چھالوں کی بیماری , Hansen's Disease : کوڑھ , Shark : شارک مچھلی , Tinea Capitis : جلد کا مرض , Molluscum : جلد کی ایک بیماری , Itch : خارش , Aleppo Boil : پہوڑا , Pityriasis : ایک جلدی مرض , Typhus : ایک قسم کا بخار جس میں جسم پر دانے نکل آتے ہیں , Acne : کیل , Smallpox : چیچک ایک جلدی بیماری , Sporotrichosis : سماروغ سے زخم کی انفیکشن , Bedsore : ناسور پلنگ , Melanin : جلدی سیاہی , Desquamation : جھڑنا , Lupus : جلد کی بیماری , Goose Bump : رونگٹے , Stigma : جلد پر قدرتی نشان یا گومڑ ا , Dermatitis : ورم جلد , Pocked : داغ دار چہرہ , Ulcerative Colitis : السریٹیو کولائی ٹس مرض جس میں بڑی آنت میں ورم ہوجاتا ہے , Dandruff : خشکی , Herpes Simplex : چھالے پھوٹ پڑنے کا مرض , Pockmark : جلد پر نشان یا داغ

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Seborrheic Dermatitis: a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin.

Vitiligo: an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border).

Acanthosis: an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis).

Acanthosis Nigricans: a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant.

Prurigo: chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching.

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus: a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose.

Dandruff: a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp.

Pemphigus: a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane.

Hansen's Disease: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae.

Shark: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales.

Tinea Capitis: fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches.

Molluscum: any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules.

Itch: a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation.

Aleppo Boil: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions.

Pityriasis: any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin.

Typhus: rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever.

Acne: an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones.

Smallpox: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.

Sporotrichosis: a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes.

Bedsore: a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients).

Melanin: insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers.

Desquamation: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales.

Lupus: any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease.

Goose Bump: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation etc.

Stigma: a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease.

Dermatitis: inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters.

Pocked: marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease.

Ulcerative Colitis: a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea.

Dandruff: loose scales shed from the scalp.

Herpes Simplex: an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.

Pockmark: a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease.