Erosion
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Erosion is a breakdown of the outer layers of the skin, usually because of a cut, scrape, or inflammation.
See also: Ulcers
See also: Drugs associated with Peptic Ulcer with Hemorrhage, Drugs associated with Peptic Ulcer with Hemorrhage and Obstruction, Drugs associated with Peptic Ulcer with Perforation, Drugs associated with Peptic Ulcer with Perforation and Obstruction, Drugs associated with Peptic Ulcer with Hemorrhage and Perforation, Drugs associated with Peptic Ulcer with Hemorrhage/Perforation/Obstruction, Drugs associated with Peptic Ulcer, Drugs associated with Peptic Ulcer with Obstruction
Review Date: 10/29/2008
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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