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Skin and Sensory Organs Diseases

Burns

 Burns are injuries to tissues that are caused by heat, friction, electricity, radiation, or chemicals.

Deafness

Deafness is the partial or complete loss of hearing. Hearing loss and deafness may be present from birth, as a result of many possible causes, or may begin later in life as a result of age-related changes in the ear, disease, injury, or excessive exposure to noise.

Dermatitis, rashes

 Dermatitis is a general term used to describe inflammation of the skin.
 Most types of dermatitis are characterized by a pink or red rash that itches.
 Rash is a popular term for a group of spots or an area of red, inflamed skin. A rash is usually a symptom of an underlying condition or disorder.

Discolored Skin Patches

  Skin pigmentation disorders are conditions that cause the skin to appear lighter or darker than normal, or blotchy and discolored.

Ear Infection

 An ear infection occurs when a bacterial or viral infection affects the middle ear—the sections of your ear just behind the eardrum.

Glaucoma

 Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases characterized by damage to the optic nerve usually due to excessively high intraocular pressure (IOP).

Psoriasis

 Named for the Greek word psōra meaning itch, psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious disease characterized by inflamed lesions covered with silvery-white scabs of dead skin.

Retinal Disorders

  •  Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision. Diabetic eye disease.
  •  Retinal detachment - a medical emergency, when the retina is pulled away from the back of the eye. 
  •  Retinoblastoma - cancer of the retina. Macular pucker - scar tissue on the macula.
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