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How the inflammation caused by a chemical burn is similar and different from the inflammation caused by an infected cut and if the same medication can be used for both.

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Inflammation is a mechanism of innate immunity. It is a protective response of body tissues to attack by harmful pathogens or irritants. The five cardinal signs of inflammation include heat, redness, pain, swelling and loss of function. Inflammation removes the stimulus that have caused cell injury (pathogen or irritants), cleans up and clears the damaged cells and initiate the repair of tissues. Inflammation maybe acute or chronic.

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