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Dermatoses Dermatosis is a general term used to describe any skin defect and lesion. Dermatosis is a broad term denoting any disease of the skin. While dermatitis denotes a condition with skin inflammation. Infectious dermatoses Infectious dermatitis is caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and other infections. Infectious dermatitis includes skin conditions such as impetigo, folliculitis, cellulitis, warts, herpes simplex, candidiasis, scabies, etc. Non infectious dermatoses Non-infectious dermatitis is not