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Dermatology System

Skin is the largest organ in the body and commonly affected by a wide range of pathology. The disease process not only limited to primary disorder of the skin but involve cutaneous manifestation of systemic disease. Primary skin disorder are common entailing inflammatory and neoplastic disease. Viral illneses for example measles are associated with characteristic skin rashes and many autoimmune and vasculitic disorder may present with skin manifestation.