| NIAMS | National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
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| PGSR | phosphogalvanic skin response |
| POEMS | polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, skin changes [syndrome] |
| REEDS | retention of tears, ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and strange hair, skin and teeth [syndrome] |
| RSTL | relaxed skin tension lines |
| SF | skin-folds |
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| STSG | split thickness skin graft |
| T(sk) | tail skin |
| skin diseases, genetic | Diseases of the skin with a genetic component, usually the result of various inborn errors of metabolism. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| skin diseases, infectious | Skin diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin diseases, metabolic | Diseases of the skin associated with underlying metabolic disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin diseases, papulosquamous | A group of dermatoses with distinct morphologic features. The primary lesion is most commonly a papule, usually erythematous, with a variable degree of scaling on the surface. Plaques form through the coalescing of primary lesions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin diseases, parasitic | Skin diseases caused by arthropods, helminths, or protozoa. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin diseases, vascular | Skin diseases affecting or involving the cutaneous blood vessels and generally manifested as inflammation, swelling, erythema, or necrosis in the affected area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin diseases, vesiculobullous | Skin diseases characterised by local or general distributions of blisters. They are classified according to the site and mode of blister formation. Lesions can appear spontaneously or be precipitated by infection, trauma, or sunlight. Aetiologies include immunologic and genetic factors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin diseases, viral | Skin diseases caused by viruses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin dose | The quantity of radiation delivered to the skin surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin furrows | The numerous grooves of variable depth on the surface of the epidermis. Synonym: sulci cutis, skin grooves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin graft | Skin that is moved from one part of the body to another. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin grafting | <procedure, surgery> A plastic surgical procedure that involves the placement of epidermis (a graft) over a wound (lacking epidermis). The graft is taken from another distant site on the patients body. (27 Sep 1997) |
| skin grooves | The numerous grooves of variable depth on the surface of the epidermis. Synonym: sulci cutis, skin grooves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin lesions of tuberous sclerosis | <radiology> Adenoma sebaceum, Shagreen patches, periungual fibromata, ash-leaf hypopigmentation (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin manifestations | Dermatologic disorders attendant upon non-dermatologic disease or injury. (12 Dec 1998) |