Anatomy & Physiology › Section E · The integumentary system › Topic E.4
Skin diseases, disorders, and injuries
Because skin meets the world directly, it is exposed to sunlight, friction, pressure, heat and microbes every day. Seeing how cancers, common disorders, wounds and burns affect particular layers turns a list of conditions into an application of everything learned about the skin so far.
In this topic
- Studying skin conditions
- Skin cancer: named by the cell of origin
- Squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma
- The ABCDE warning signs
- Worked example: reading the ABCDE list
- Eczema and acne
- Wound healing and scars
- Burns and their depth
- Worked example: estimating burn area
- Pressure injuries, stretch marks and calluses
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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