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2 Dermatology Flashcards

1
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Functions of epidermis?

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  • barrier from environment

- waterproofing

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What is in the dermis?

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  • blood vessels
  • hair follicles
  • sebaceous glands
  • sweat glands
  • nails
  • apocrine glands
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What is in the subcutaneous (hypodermis)?

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-subcutaneous fat and connective tissue

conserves heat

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What are the layers of epidermis?

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“can lucy get some balm”

  • Stratum corneum: superficial with shedding dead skin
  • Stratum lucidum: layer found on palmar and plantar surface
  • Stratum granulosum: keritinization
  • Stratum spinosum: spiny-chaped cells (strength/flexible)
  • Stratum basale: cells germinate: keratinocytes
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What are the 4 types of cells within the epidermis?

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  • keratinocytes
  • melanocytes
  • merkel cells
  • langerhans cells
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what are 3 layers of dermis?

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-papillary dermis
superficial dermis
comprised of a loose network of collagen buncles
-reticular dermis
deep dermis
comprised of densely packed and thick collagen bundles
-ground substance

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What is the function of eccrine glands and where?

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  • produce sweat
  • cover most of the body
  • abundant on palms, soles and forehead
  • release salt and water to keep body cool
  • does not cause odor (does when mixed with bacteria on skin surface)
  • Duct opens in pore at skin’s SURFACE
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What is the function of apocrine glands and where?

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-produce thick clear odorless fluid (unless bacteria on surface breat them down and make odor)
-concentrated in axillary and genital regions
-Secretes into the SAC of hair follicle
-triggered by nervous system:
stress, exercise, hormones, emotion

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What are two types of hairs and what is the bulb?

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-vellus hairs: short and fine (forehead)
-Terminal hairs: long and thick (scalp/axillae)
-Bulb: enlargement at the base of follicle
matrix cells at inferior aspect of bulb
melanocytes within matrix contribute to pigment

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What are morphologic characteristics of skin leasons?

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  • distribution
  • shape/arrangement
  • border/margin
  • pigmentation/color
  • palpation
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Distribution- what does localized mean?

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lesions appear in one small area

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Distribution- what does regional mean?

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lesions appear in a specific region of the body

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Distribution- what does generalized/disseminated mean?

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lesions appear widely distributed or in multiple areas simultaneously

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14
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What is common with distribution of flexors?

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atopic eczema

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What is common with distribution of extensors and scalp?

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psoriasis

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What is common with seborrhoeic distribution?

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seborrhoeic dermatitis on scalp and upper chest

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What is common with sun-exposed sites?

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light sensitive disorders

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18
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What does morbilliform shape mean?

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  • measles-like

- erythematous maculopapular lesions that become confluent on the face and body

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What are the ABCDEs of melanoma?

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  • A: asymmetry
  • B: borders (irregular)
  • C: color (variegated)
  • D: diameter
  • E: evolution or elevation
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What is a macule?

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-flat, non-palpable
*< 1 cm in diameter
-circumscribed color change
-ex. freckles (ephelides)
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What is a patch?

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-flat, non-palpable
-can have irregular shape
* > 1 cm in diameter
-often hypo or hyperpigmented
-ex. cafe au lait
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What is a papule?

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-Palpable, firm
*< 1 cm in diameter
-circumscribed
-can be flesh colored, red, brown
-may be confluent
-ex. seborrheic keratosis
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What is a plaque?

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-elevated
-firm
-palpable
* > 1 cm in diameter
-ex. psoriasis
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What is a nodule?

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-elevated
-circumscribed
*often > 1.5 cm in diameter
-deeper and firmer than papule
-can be compressible, soft, rubbery, or firm to palpation
-ex. epidermoid inclusion cyst
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What is a tumor?

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-a large nodule
-deeper in the dermis
* > 2 cm in diameter
-ex. lipoma (benign subcutaneous soft tissue tumor)
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26
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What is a wheal?

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-irregular
-transient: comes and goes
-superficial edema
-ex. hives (urticaria), mosquito bite
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What is a vessicle?

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-elevated
-well circumscribed
* < 1 cm in diameter
-fluid-containing, usually clear
-ex. chickenpox “dew drops on a rose petal”
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What is a bulla?

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-elevated
-well circumscribed
* > 1 cm diameter
-filled with serous fluid
-plural of bulla is bullae
-ex. bullous pemphigoid
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What is a pustule?

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-elevated
-superficial
-well circumscribed
-filled with pus
-ex. folliculitis
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30
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What is a furuncle?

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-infection of a SINGLE hair follicle
-S. aureus
-also called a boil
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31
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What is a carbuncle?

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-infection of MULTIPLE hair follicles
-S. aureus
-an result from abscess
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32
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What is crust?

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-dried residue of serum, pus, or blood on the surface
-adherent
-may include bacteria
-ex. impetigo
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33
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What is scale?

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-hyperkeratosis
-accumulation of stratum corneum due to increased proliferation and/or delayed desquamation
-ex. psoriasis (micaceous- silvery- scale)
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34
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What are fissures?

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-linear cleft in skin
-often painful
-results from marked drying, skin thickening, and loss of elasticity
-ex. cracks on hand in knuckles
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35
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What is erosion?

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-partial, or sometimes complete. loss of the epidermis
-moist, oozing, and/or crusted lesion
-ex. pemphigus foliaceus
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36
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What is an ulcer?

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-a deeper defect (compared to an erosion), with loss of at least the entire epidermis PLUS superficial dermis
-may have loss of the entire dermis or even subcutis
-ex. venous (stasis) ulcer
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37
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What is excoriation?

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-exogenous injury to all or part of the epidermis
-may be linear or rounded
-usually due to scratching
-ex. neurotic excoriations
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38
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What is atrophy?

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-epidermal atrophy: thinning of the epidermis, leading to wrinkling and a shiny appearance
-Dermal atrophy: loss of dermal collagen and/or elastin, leading to a depression
-ex. striae (stretch marks) due to topical steroid use
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39
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What is lichenification?

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-thickenig of the epidermis
-increased visibility of skin markings
-ex. lichen simplex chronicus
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40
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What is petechiae?

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-deep red/purple-red lesions
*< 0.5 cm
-round
-irregular
*non-blanchable
-variable distribution
-represents blood outside of vessel
-seen with infections and bleeding disorders
V

41
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What is purpura?

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-deep red/purple-red lesions
* >0.5 cm
-round
-irregular
* non-blanchable
-variable distribution
-represents blood outside of vessel
-seen with infections and bleeding disorders
V

42
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What is ecchymosis?

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-aka bruising
-purple lesions of variable size
-fade to green, yellow, brown
-round/oval
-irregular borders
-represents blood outside of vessels due to trauma or bleeding disorder
V

43
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What is a spider angioma?

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-fiery red lesion
-small in size (up to 2 cm)
-central body with surrounding erythema and radiating legs
*blanch with pressure
-seen on face, neck, arms and upper trunk
-usually develop in otherwise healthy women and children
-seen with liver disease
-pregnancy (often a normal finding)
V

44
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What is a cherry angioma?

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-bright red papules
-1-6 mm in size
-can be flat or raised
-non-pulsatile
-usually seen on the trunk or upper extremities
*non blanchable
-associated with genetic and aging
V

45
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What are telangiectasias?

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-permanently dilated superficial cutaneous blood vessels
-red to blue-violet in color
*blanchable
-fine
-irregular
-seen with basal cell carcinomas, sun-damaged skin, rosacea
V

46
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What is hemangioma?

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*benign vascular neoplasm that represents the most common tumor of infancy
-red, irregular lesion seconary to dilation of dermal capillaries
-starts as a macular patch, can progress to a plaque or nodule
-spontaneously involutes by age 5-10
V

47
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What does umbilicated mean?

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rolled borders

48
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What are 4 categories of skin disease?

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  • papulosquamous
  • nodular
  • vesiculobullous
  • maculopapular
49
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What are papulosquamous lesions?

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  • papules, plaques and scales

- ex. psoriasis

50
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What is lichen planus? hint the 5 P’s

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  • pruriticy
  • polygonal
  • purple
  • planar
  • papules
51
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What are nodular lesions?

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-benign and malignant epidermal and dermal nodules
-ex. of benign lesions
nevi
cherry angiomas
epidermoid cysts

-ex. of malignant lesions
-squamous cell carcinoma
isolated keratotic, eroded papule or nodule
located in sun exposed areas
-basal cell carcinoma
pearly nodules in sun exposed areas
associated with central ulcerations and telangiectasias

-ask how long has it been there

52
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What are vesiculobullous lesions?

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  • vesicles and bullae

- ex. impetigo, herpes, pemphigus

53
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What are maculopapular lesions?

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-macules and papules
-ex. viral exanthems
generalized, erythematous, macuopapular rash
-drug eruptions

54
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What is clubbing of the nail?

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-rounded, bulbous nail base
-feels spongy
Diagnose by:
-flex the fingers of both hands
-bring index fingers together until distal phalanxes are touching
-diamond space between nails indicates no clubbing
Schamroth’s window
Schamroth’s sign
associated with lung cancer?

55
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What are Beau’s lines?

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-transverse depressions secondary to trauma or acute illness
-lines grow out with nail
fingers take 6m
toes take 1y

56
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What is paronychia?

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  • inflammation of the proximal and lateral nail folds
  • accute < 6 weeks
  • chronic > 6 weeks
57
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What is onychocryptosis?

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  • ingrown toenail
  • usually involving the large toe
  • very common
  • nail grows into the dermis
  • may have pain
  • can become infected
58
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What are Terry’s nails?

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  • mostly white with a distal band of reddish brown
  • characteristic “ground glass” appearance
  • without any lunula
59
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What is leukonychia?

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-trauma to nails causing areas of white discoloration

60
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What is koilonychia?

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  • “spoon nail”
  • spoon shaped, concave nail
  • iron deficiency
61
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What is onycholysis?

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-painless separation of the nail plate from the nail bed

62
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What is onychomycosis?

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  • fungal infection of the nail bed, plate or matrix

- common with increased age

63
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What is nail pitting?

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  • small punctate depressions
  • caused by nail matrix inflammation
  • associated with hair loss

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