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This glossary defines commonly used dermatitis terms, including products and medications used in the treatment of dermatitis and other skin conditions that co-exist with dermatitis, such as acne, rosacea, eczema, and psoriasis.
Ichthyosis: dry, rectangular scales on the skin. Commonly occurs in atopic dermatitis
Ilosone®: Oral antibiotic used to treat infections. Also sold under the brand name(s): Erythrocin® (Oral), Eryc®, E.E.S.®, E-Mycin®, Erythromycin® (Oral), Pediamycin®, Robimycin®
Immediate hypersensitivity: a pattern of immune reactivity that begins within minutes of exposure to an antigen. Immediate reactivity is mediated primarily by mast cells. In the skin, immediate hypersensitivity often presents as hives.
Immune system: the body’s natural defense against foreign substances and organisms that could lead to illness.
Immunologic: the signs and symptoms of reactions of immune cells or antibodies to antigens.
Immunoglobulin: an antigen-binding protein secreted by specific white cells of the immune system. Immunoglobulins are antibodies.
Immunomodulation: therapeutic manipulation of the immune system, used clinically to treat a disease
Impetigo: A bacterial infection common to children; it is highly contagious and spreads easily. It causes itchy red skin lesions that crust over.
Industrial dermatitis: contact dermatitis, usually of the allergic type, caused by material used in the patient's occupation.
Infection: the invasion of the body by microorganisms which reproduce and multiply, causing disease.
Infectious eczematoid dermatitis: a pustular eczematoid eruption frequently following or occurring coincidentally with some pyogenic process.
Inverse psoriasis: psoriasis characterized by smooth, inflamed lesions in body folds.
Irritant: agent that may produce inflammation if exposure is sufficient.
Irritant contact dermatitis: is often more painful than itchy, and is the result of an offending agent that actually damages the skin with which it comes into contact.
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