Sentences with phrase «infection of the skin called»

Some dogs scratch so severely they cause a secondary bacterial infection of the skin called pyoderma.

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If you notice any signs of infection (pus, bad odor, red skin, tenderness, elevated body temperature or bleeding), you should call the pediatrician.

It is called Vernix Caseosa and its purpose is to protect your baby from infection and from the exposure of its skin to the amniotic fluid.

They noted that a protein called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) had not been explored in the context of MRSA and other skin infections before, despite the fact that it is highly active on the skin.

Immune cells called dendritic cells educate T cells, infection - fighting immune cells, to smell the outer surface of the skin and go there to do battle.

While the simple proteins called histatins are well known for their ability to ward off infections, biochemist Menno Oudhoff of the University of Amsterdam discovered a subset of histatins that also prompt cells from the skin's surface, called the epithelium, to close over a wound.

Through the use of powerful genomic techniques, researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have found that the development of immune cells, called innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), gradually prepares these cells for rapid response to infection.

Bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections, including pneumocystis pneumonia, Kaposi's sarcoma (a type of cancer that causes spots on the skin), and tuberculosis are called opportunistic infections.

In alternative medicine, a condition called leaky gut syndrome (or intestinal permeability) affects the lining of the intestines resulting in symptoms such as persistent muscle or joint pain, poor concentration, indigestion, gas, mood swings, nervousness, skin rashes, recurrent bladder or yeast infections, constipation, or anxiety.

The vitamin also regulates the skin's antimicrobial system, turning on the production of antibacterial peptides called cathelicidins, which is why «without sufficient vitamin D3, we are more prone to developing infections and inflammatory conditions,» says Jeannette Graf, MD, a dermatologist in New York City.

Diabetes is often called a silent disease because it isn't one that is often visible, many sufferers don «t even know they have it, it is a very serious condition that if left unattended can cause a number of problems including blurry vision, skin infections, yeast infections, weight loss, and it can cause secondary issues like poor circulation, heart disease, and even death through diabetic coma.

This is so that a microscopic evaluation of the skin cells, called cutaneous cytology, can be completed in order to search rule out alternatives like flea infestations or yeast infections.

The flea's bite can cause itching and irritation for the host but for a dog or cat that is hypersensitive to the bite of the flea, this itching can be quite severe and leads to hair - loss, inflammation and secondary skin infections; a condition called flea allergy dermatitis.

There is also another type of mite that causes a skin infection, often around the ears, called demodex.

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Dr. Loft has been treating Sheba for several weeks with a medication called Cytopoint, which he describes as the «holy grail» for the treatment of severe skin infections.

Ringworm, more correctly called dermatophytosis, is a contagious disease caused by an infection of the skin, fur and / or nails with particular types of fungi.

However, in the six months that followed, Fine put herself in the hands of the medical equivalent of an artist, a Baltimore doctor she calls «a renowned «fixer» of difficult problems» who took a muscle from her leg and a skin graft from her thigh to rebuild her elbow, which was missing its triceps tendon due to infection.