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dermatitis
(dur″mә-ti´tis)
pl. dermati´tides
Inflammation of the skin; it can result from various animal, vegetable, and chemical substances, from heat or cold, from mechanical
irritation, from certain forms of malnutrition, or from infectious disease. In some cases, dermatitis may have a psychologic
rather than a physical cause. The symptoms may include itching, redness, crustiness, blisters, watery discharges, fissures,
or other changes in the normal condition of the skin.

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