Integumentary System
Skin - Inflammation
Narrative
Acute inflammation (Figure 1












All forms of inflammation may be accompanied by associated lesions, including edema (though this is more commonly associated with acute inflammation), epithelial hyperplasia, hyperkeratosis, neovascularization, or hemorrhage with or without hemosiderin-containing macrophages.
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