Skin

Warts

- Viral invasion of skin

Dermatitis and Eczema

• Inflammatory skin conditions
• Nonspecific allergenic responses
• Psychosomatic condition
• Site (w/GI) of expression of stress-induced imbalances
• Low protein diet
• Black current oil (GLA - gamma linolenic acid)
• Poultice of Chaparral (Larrea divaricata)and Calendula lotion and aloe

Psoriasis

• Small reddish-brown elevations
• Bleed when scraped from tops of papillae
• Skin cells mature too rapidly
  1. - in only three or four days instead of 28
  2. - abnormal cells build into inflamed, elevated lesions
  3. - become covered with dead skin (scales)
• Treatment
  1. moisturizers
  2. mild soaps
  3. corticosteroid creams
  4. Photo therapy
  5. UV light
  6. psoralen
  7. Skin-Cap (zinc pyrithione)
• Healthy diet - immune response
• Contraindicated - ethanol

National Psoriasis Foundation 6600 Southwest 92 nd Ave. Suite 300 Portland, Oregon 97223 800-248-0886

Impetigo - contagious

• Staphylococcus
• Streptococcus

Sty

• Infection of gland at the root of an eyelash
• Acute, painful inflammation
• Contagious, may be spread

Chalazion - meibomian cyst

• Swelling of eye lid gland
• Oily secretion to
  1. Lubricate
  2. Protect
• Secretion thickens and clogs duct
• Infection causes red, sore eyelid
• Non-contagious

Treatment

• Warm compresses
• Steaming
• Antibiotics
• Draining

Moles

• Pigmented skin growths
• Can become malignant

ABCs

• Abnormal growth
• Border ragged
• Color changes
• Size

Herpes

Herpes Simplex

• Viral infection of nerves
• Manifests as blisters at papillary layer

Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

• Similar to chicken pox
• Blister around torso

Cancer

• Epidermis
• Dermis
• Sudoriferous
• Sebaceous

Heat Stroke

• Loss of water
• Loss of electrolytes
• Regulation of body temperature