The study and management of dermatological diseases in a rigorously scientific way has been in charge of the medical specialty of Dermatology.
Abscess: An abscess is an enclosed collection of liquefied tissue, known as pus, somewhere in the body. It is the result of the body's defensive reaction to foreign material (Fauci, 1997).
Ulcer: A local defect, or excavation of the surface, of an organ or tissue, produced by sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2008).
Pustule: A small inflamed skin swelling that is filled with pus; a pimple (The American Heritage, 2007).
Comedo: A plug of keratin and sebum within the dilated orifice of a hair follicle (Miller-Keane, 2003).
Candidiasis: An infection caused by a species of the yeast Candida, usually Candida albicans. This is a common cause of vaginal infections in women (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2008).
Elaioconiosis: An acneiform eruption that affects metal-industry workers and vehicle mechanics exposed to cutting oils, also known as follicular dermatitis or oil acne (Ministério da Saúde, 2006).
Functional Relationship: The function that relates the dependent variable to the independent research variables.
Methodological Consistency: Research method of linking the basic elements, so that there is a methodological congruence between them. There is a logical relationship between the independent variable, hypothesis, objective and research question.
Clinical Semiology: Semiology is the mainstay of clinical medicine. It is an art and a science. It is the group of knowledge that deals with the identification of the various pathological manifestations (signs and symptoms).
IMSS: Government medical institution that serves the majority of the Mexican population.
Methodological Consistency Matrix: Table that contains the necessary elements to develop the measurement instrument to be used in research methods.
Measurement Instrument: Instrument for determining various quantities such as temperature, mass, length. In a research method that can be a questionnaire.
Research Variables: Logical grouping of attributes. The operational measures of the indicators.