RT Book, Section
A1 Castanedo-Tardan, Mari Paz
A1 Baumann, Leslie
A2 Baumann, Leslie
A2 Saghari, Sogol
A2 Weisberg, Edmund
SR Print(0)
ID 1172448279
T1 Anti-Inflammatory Agents
T2 Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice, 2e
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071490627
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172448279
RD 2024/04/19
AB Inflammation,  from  the  Latin  word  inflammatio  (to  set  on  fire),  is  a  dynamic  vascular  and  cellular  reflexive  response  of  the  living  tissue  to  injury;  such  injury  may  present  in  the  form  of  infection,  chemical  damage  (e.g.,  toxins,  irritants),  physical  damage  (e.g.,  heat,  cold,  radiation,  mechanical  trauma),  and  the  binding  of  antibodies  to  antigens  within  the  body.1  Inflammation  is  therefore  a  protective  mechanism  of  the  organism  intended  to  remove  such  injurious  stimuli  as  well  as  to  initiate  the  healing  process  of  the  damaged  tissue.