RT Book, Section
A1 Pincus, Laura B.
A1 McCalmont, Timothy H.
A2 Hammer, Gary D.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1156657135
T1 Diseases of the Skin
T2 Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 8e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260026504
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156657135
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  skin  is  the  most  accessible  organ  of  the  human  body.  Its  most  basic  function  is  simply  a  protective  one.  As  a  barrier,  the  skin  holds  off  desiccation  and  disease  by  keeping  moisture  in  and  pathogens  out.  Nevertheless,  characterization  of  the  skin  as  mere  “plastic  wrap”  is  a  gross  underestimation  of  the  anatomic  and  physiologic  complexity  of  this  vital  structure.