These mites are largely parasitic and consume blood, skin and keratin. Dust mites, which feed mostly on dead skin and hair shed from humans instead of consuming them from the organism directly, evolved from these parasitic ancestors.
Hypertrophic scar (4 months after incident) A hypertrophic scar is a cutaneous condition characterized by deposits of excessive amounts of collagen which gives rise to a raised scar, but not to the degree observed with keloids. Like keloids, they form most often at the sites of pimples, body piercings, cuts and burns. They often contain nerves and blood vessels.
1. hypertrophy of the horny layer of the skin, or any disease characterized by it. 2. hypertrophy of the cornea. adj., adj hyperkeratotÂ´ic. epidermolytic hyperkeratosis a hereditary autosomal dominant form of ichthyosis, present at birth.Characteristics include generalized redness of the skin and severe hyperkeratosis with small, hard wartlike scales over the entire body, accentuated in areas that flex or bend and sometimes involving the palms and soles.In infancy and childhood, there are recurrent bullae, most often on the lower limbs.. hypertrophy of the horny layer of the skin, or any disease characterized by it. 2. hypertrophy of the cornea. adj., adj hyperkeratotÂ´ic. epidermolytic hyperkeratosis a hereditary autosomal dominant form of ichthyosis, present at birth.