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[[image: | ===Common stuff=== | ||
You need to be ready for [[itch]] to present itself to you, as well as [[crazy moles]]. And then a LOT about rashes... | |||
[[image:emergency.gif|left]]'''[[Medical Emergency]] - [[Dermatological Emergencies]] are rare, but rather important'''. Some would say that the term is an oxymoron, but let's not worry about that... | |||
===Rash rash rashes...=== | |||
Dermatology is all about rashes. A rash is a reaction of the skin, to [[Infective rashes|infections]], [[Allergic and autoimmune rashes|drugs]] or [[Allergic and autoimmune rashes|allergies]]. There's only so many responses the skin can make, which is why rashes [[Rash description|all look fairly similar]]. Learning to [[Rash description|describe rashes]] is thus important. Also useful is the [[dermatological history]]. | Dermatology is all about rashes. A rash is a reaction of the skin, to [[Infective rashes|infections]], [[Allergic and autoimmune rashes|drugs]] or [[Allergic and autoimmune rashes|allergies]]. There's only so many responses the skin can make, which is why rashes [[Rash description|all look fairly similar]]. Learning to [[Rash description|describe rashes]] is thus important. Also useful is the [[dermatological history]]. | ||
Below are the types of rashes, seperated into two categories. | Below are the types of rashes, seperated into two categories. | ||
===Infective rashes=== | ====Infective rashes==== | ||
*[[Infective rashes#Candida|Candida]] | *[[Infective rashes#Candida|Candida]] | ||
*[[Infective rashes#Chicken Pox|Chicken Pox]] | |||
*[[Infective rashes#Impetigo|Impetigo]] | *[[Infective rashes#Impetigo|Impetigo]] | ||
*[[Infective rashes#Cellulitis|Cellulitis]] | *[[Infective rashes#Cellulitis|Cellulitis]] | ||
*[[Infective rashes#Urticaria|Urticaria]] | *[[Infective rashes#Urticaria|Urticaria]] | ||
*[[Infective rashes#Meningococcal sepsis|Meningococcal sepsis]] | |||
*[[Infective rashes#Scabies|Scabies]] | |||
====Allergic and autoimmune rashes==== | |||
*[[Acne]] | |||
*[[Eczema]] | |||
*[[Contact dermatitis]] | |||
*[[Psoriasis]] | |||
*[[Drug reactions]] | |||
*[[Lichen planus]] | |||
*[[Lupus]] | |||
*[[Urticaria]] | |||
=== | ====Vascular rashes==== | ||
*[[ | *[[Vascular rashes#Herpes simplex|Herpes simplex]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Henoch-Schönlein purpura]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Vascular rashes#Shingles|Shingles]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Vascular rashes#Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Vascular rashes#Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura|Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:11, 6 March 2013
Common stuff
You need to be ready for itch to present itself to you, as well as crazy moles. And then a LOT about rashes...
Medical Emergency - Dermatological Emergencies are rare, but rather important. Some would say that the term is an oxymoron, but let's not worry about that...
Rash rash rashes...
Dermatology is all about rashes. A rash is a reaction of the skin, to infections, drugs or allergies. There's only so many responses the skin can make, which is why rashes all look fairly similar. Learning to describe rashes is thus important. Also useful is the dermatological history.
Below are the types of rashes, seperated into two categories.