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4. Dermatology Flashcards

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There is 1 melanocytes for every […] keratinocytes in the epidermis.

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[…] is a tense blister that is on top of the skin and it cannot be popped easily.

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Bullous pemphigoid

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An […] is a circumscribed area of loss of only epidermis.

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erosion

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An erosion is a circumscribed area of loss of only […].

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epidermis

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[…] are circumferential blanchable macules or patches made up of open blood vessels.

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Telangiectasias

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Telangiectasias are circumferential […] macules or patches made up of open blood vessels.

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blanchable

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[…] are non-blanchable macules or patches greater than 1 cm.

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Purpura

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Purpura are […] macules or patches greater than 1 cm.

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non-blanchable

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[…] is the tracking of a lesion into wherever you create trauma (e.g. by scratching).

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Koebnerization

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[…] sign is seen in urticaria pigmentosa and mastocytosis.

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Darier’s

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Darier’s sign is seen in […] and mastocytosis.

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urticaria pigmentosa

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Darier’s sign is seen in urticaria pigmentosa and […].

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mastocytosis

disease of mast cells

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Darier’s sign is […] when a brown lesion becomes a palpable wheal after being rubbed.

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positive

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Darier’s sign is positive when a brown lesion becomes a palpable […] after being rubbed.

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wheal

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Darier’s sign is caused by the release of […] cells.

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mast

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If a rash fluoresces […] beneath a wood lamp, then it’s erythrasma.

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coral red

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If a rash fluoresces coral red beneath a wood lamp, then it’s […].

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erythrasma

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The bedside technique for […] is orange red fluorescence of the urine with a woods lamp.

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porphyria cutanea tarda

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The bedside technique for porphyria cutanea tarda is […] fluorescence of the urine with a woods lamp.

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orange red

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[…] is the classic fungal formation seen in tinea versicolor.

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‘sphagetti and meatballs’

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‘sphagetti and meatballs’ is the classic fungal formation seen in […].

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tinea versicolor

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A […] smear is commonly done to look for multinucleated giant cells characteristic of a herpes infection.

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Tzanck

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A Tzanck smear is commonly done to look for multinucleated giant cells characteristic of a […].

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herpes infection

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[…] is an acute eruption that begins with a characteristic herald plaque on the trunk.

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Pityriasis rosea

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Pityriasis rosea is an acute eruption that begins with a characteristic […] plaque on the trunk.

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herald

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Pityriasis rosea is an acute eruption that begins with a characteristic herald plaque on the […].

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trunk

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[…] is also known as a ‘christmas tree’ rash.

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Pityriasis rosea

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Pityriasis rosea is also known as a […] rash.

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‘christmas tree’

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[…] is a dermatosis with the characteristic 4 P’s: pruritic, purple, polygonal, papules

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Lichen planus

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Lichen planus is a dermatosis with the characteristic 4 P’s: […]

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pruritic, purple, polygonal, papules

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The […] phenomenon is seen in lichen planus.

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koebner

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[…] is a dermatosis associated with hepatitis C infection.

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Lichen planus

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Lichen planus is a dermatosis associated with […] infection.

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hepatitis C

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Oral […] lesions have a lacy white reticular pattern on the mucosa.

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lichen planus

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Oral lichen planus lesions have a […] pattern on the mucosa.

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lacy white reticular

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[…] is a yeast that is the cause of seborrheic dermatitis.

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Pityrosporum ovale

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Pityrosporum ovale is a yeast that is the cause of […].

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seborrheic dermatitis

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Clinical suspicion for […] is necessary for someone with really bad seborrheic dermaitis.

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HIV

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Clinical suspicion for HIV is necessary for someone with really bad […].

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seborrheic dermaitis

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The […] region is a common location for seborrheic dermatitis.

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postauricular

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[…] is colloquially referred to as ‘the great imitator’.

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secondary syphilis

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Patients with […] can sometimes suffer hair loss described as ‘moth eaten’ alopecia.

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syphilis

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Patients with syphilis can sometimes suffer hair loss described as […] alopecia.

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‘moth eaten’

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[…] are deep lesions found in the subcutaneous tissue of patients with tertiary syphilis.

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Gumma

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Gumma are deep lesions found in the subcutaneous tissue of patients with […].

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tertiary syphilis

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[…] lupus is the common presentation of lupus that affects the skin and it commonly effects sun-exposed areas.

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Discoid

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Discoid lupus is the common presentation of lupus that affects the skin and it commonly effects […] areas.

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sun-exposed

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The dermal form of lupus is known as […] lupus.

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tumid

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The […] is a progression of the triad of diseases which include: food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and asthma.

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atopic march

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The atopic march is a progression of the triad of diseases which include: […]

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food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and asthma.

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[…] is the immunoglobulin that will be elevated in atopic dermatitis.

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IgE

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Some of the long term skin side effects of topical steroid use are […] and purpura.

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striae

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Some of the long term skin side effects of topical steroid use are striae and […].

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purpura

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[…] occurs when an antigen is absorbed into the skin and sensitizes T cells which then enter blood circulation.

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Contact dermatitis

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Contact dermatitis occurs when an antigen is absorbed into the skin and sensitizes […] which then enter blood circulation.

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T cells

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[…] is a localized form of lichenification associated with atopic dermatitis.

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Lichen simplex chronicus

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Lichen simplex chronicus is a localized form of lichenification associated with […].

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atopic dermatitis

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[…] is a form of eczema that occurs in the elderly in the winter due to frequent bathing in hot water and too much heat in general.

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Eczema craquelatum

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Eczema craquelatum is a form of eczema that occurs in the elderly in the […] due to frequent bathing in hot water and too much heat in general.

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winter

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Nail pitting is classically seen in patients with […].

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psoriasis

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When the body is under extreme stress, it presents in the nail beds as […] which are areas where nail production was halted for a time.

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beau’s lines

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[…] is thickening of the nail due to a fungal infection, psoriasis, or poor fitting shoes.

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Onychauxis

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[…] is a white and red presentation of the nail commonly seen in liver cirrhosis.

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Terry’s nails

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Terry’s nails is a white and red presentation of the nail commonly seen in […].

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liver cirrhosis

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[…] is the halting of hair growth during a stressful event.

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Telogen effluvium

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A proximal […] lesion is a hallmark sign of an HIV infection.

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subungual

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A proximal subungual lesion is a hallmark sign of an […] infection.

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HIV

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Normal hair shedding ranges from […] hairs per day.

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50-100

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[…] is localized loss of hair in round or oval patches.

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Alopecia areata

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[…] is the generalized loss of all body hair.

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Alopecia universalis

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[…] is caused by the action of dihydrotestosterone, the active metabolite of testosterone.

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Hirsutism

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Hirsutism is caused by the action of […], the active metabolite of testosterone.

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dihydrotestosterone

73
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Hypertrichosis is commonly seen in paitients that are on chemotherapeutic drugs like […].

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cyclosporine

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[…] is the primary acne lesion.

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Microcomedo

a plugging of the follicle

75
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One of the major factors that cause acne is the bacteria […].

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propionibacterium acnes

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[…] comedones are called blackheads.

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Open

77
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Open comedones are called […].

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blackheads

due to oxixized lipids and other debris

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[…] comedones are called whiteheads.

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Closed

79
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Closed comedones are called […].

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whiteheads

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[…] is a medication reserved for refractory acne and it helps in reducing sebum.

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Isotretinoin

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Isotretinoin is a medication reserved for refractory acne and it helps in reducing […].

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sebum

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The mainstay for treating acne is the […] agent.

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comedolytic

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Men are more likely to have tissue […] associated with rosacea.

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hyperplasia

84
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Men are more likely to have tissue hyperplasia associated with […].

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rosacea

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It’s most important to get rosacea patients on long term treatment as they will […].

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flare

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[…] is a chronic scarring disease of the apocrine glands in the armpits, breasts, and anogenital regions.

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a chronic scarring disease of the […] in the armpits, breasts, and anogenital regions.

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apocrine glands

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[…] are epidermal tumors caused by HPV.

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verrucae

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[…] or verruca plana are structures that can koebnerize.

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Flat warts

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Flat warts or verruca plana are structures that can […].

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koebnerize

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[…] papules are angiofibroma lesions that sometimes get mistaken for HPV.

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Pearly penile

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Pearly penile papules are […] lesions that sometimes get mistaken for HPV.

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angiofibroma

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[…] is an epidermal viral infection that can koebnerize.

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molluscum contagiosum

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molluscum contagiosum is an epidermal viral infection that can […].

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koebnerize

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[…] is characterized as grouped vesicles on an erythematous base.

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Herpes simplex virus

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Recurrent HSV differs from primary HSV in that the ulcers no longer present on […].

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the inside of the mouth

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[…] is an infection of HSV on the fingers; commonly seen in dentists.

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Herpetic whitlow

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[…] vesicles are often described as ‘dew drops on a rose petal.’

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Varicella

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Varicella lesions first develop on the […].

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face/scalp

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[…] sign is a lesion present on the tip of the nose in some patients with zoster as it is an ophthalmologic emergency that can lead to blindness.

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Hutchinson’s

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Hutchinson’s sign is a lesion present on the tip of the nose in some patients with […] as it is an ophthalmologic emergency that can lead to blindness.

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zoster

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[…] infect the keratinized layer of the hair, skin, and nails.

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Dermatophytes

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The most commonly isolated dermatophyte is […].

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T.rubrum

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Sometimes, infection with […] leads to a huge inflammatory response leading to the formation of a kerion of the scalp.

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tinea capitis

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Sometimes, infection with tinea capitis leads to a huge inflammatory response leading to the formation of a […] of the scalp.

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kerion

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[…] is caused by the organism malassezia furfur.

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Tinea versicolor

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Tinea versicolor is caused by the organism […].

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malassezia furfur

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Lesions due to […] are seen moreseo in the summer as these lesions don’t tan.

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tinea versicolor

109
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A KOH examination of […] will present with golden septate spherical bodies known as ‘copper penny’ bodies.

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chromoblastomycosis

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A KOH examination of chromoblastomycosis will present with golden septate spherical bodies known as […] bodies.

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‘copper penny’

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[…] is a severely debilitating skin disease often associated with ulcerative colitis.

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Pyoderma gangrenosum

112
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Pyoderma gangrenosum is a severely debilitating skin disease often associated with […].

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ulcerative colitis

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[…] are a common finding in bacterial endocarditis.

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Osler’s nodes

114
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Osler’s nodes are a common finding in […].

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bacterial endocarditis

115
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Vitiligo is a disease that is known to […].

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koebnerize

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[…] is an acquired brown discoloration that occurs in areas of skin exposed to the sun.

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Melasma

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[…] is the presentation of a melasma during preganancy.

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cholasma

118
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[…] is a vascultiis associated with IgA deposition.

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Henoch schonelin purpura

119
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Henoch schonelin purpura is a vascultiis associated with […].

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IgA deposition

120
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[…] is a malignant cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; not a fungus.

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Mycosis fungoides

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Mycosis fungoides is a malignant cutaneous […]; not a fungus.

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T-cell lymphoma

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[…] is the leukemic form of mycosis fungoides as it spreads into the blood.

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Sezary syndrome

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Sezary syndrome is the leukemic form of […] as it spreads into the blood.

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mycosis fungoides

124
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[…] is caused by an overreactive immune and excessive production of TNF alpha.

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Psoriasis

125
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Psoriasis is caused by an overreactive immune and excessive production of […].

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TNF alpha

126
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Whereas normal skin cells mature in […] days, psoriatic skin cells mature in 3-4 days.

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30

127
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Whereas normal skin cells mature in 30 days, psoriatic skin cells mature in […] days.

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3-4

128
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Severe psoriasis is characterized as affecting more than […]% of body surface area.

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10

129
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[…] is used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis.

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Phototherapy

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[…] is the most common benign epithelial tumor.

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Seborrheic keratosis

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Seborrheic keratosis is the most common […] epithelial tumor.

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benign

132
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A […] is a focal telangiectatic network of dilated capillaries radiating from a central arteriole.

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spider angioma

133
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[…] presents as a pearly shiny papule with overlying telangiectasia and rolled border.

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Basal cell carcinoma

134
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[…] can evolve into squamous cell carcinoma if left untreated.

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Actinic keratosis

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Actinic keratosis can evolve into […] if left untreated.

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squamous cell carcinoma

136
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[…] is the development of a squamous cell carcinoma in a burn scar.

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Marjolin’s ulcer

137
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[…] of Buschke and Lowenstein is a squamous cell carcinoma secondary to HPV infection.

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Giant condyloma

138
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Giant condyloma of Buschke and Lowenstein is a squamous cell carcinoma secondary to […] infection.

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HPV

139
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The ABCs of melanoma are: […]

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asymmetry, border irregularity, color, diameterm every type of change

140
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[…] is an example of subclinical eczema.

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Pityriasis alba

141
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[…] is the accumulation of fluid between keratinocytes.

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Spongiosis

142
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Alopecia […] is the alopecia disorder that is associated with thyroid disease.

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areata

143
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Alopecia areata is the alopecia disorder that is associated with […] disease.

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thyroid

144
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[…] is the retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum and this is normal in mucous membranes.

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Pankeratosis

145
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Parakeratosis is the retention of nuclei in the stratum […] and this is normal in mucous membranes.

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corneum

146
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Parakeratosis is the retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum and this is normal in […].

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mucous membranes

147
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Urticaria/ hives is a […] hypersensitivity reaction.

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type I

148
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Psoriasis can present with a microabscess of […].

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MUNRO

149
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Impetigo is colloquially known as […].

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‘St Anthonys fire”

150
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[…] is caused by IgA antibodies against gluten.

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Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Dermatitis herpetiformis is caused by […] antibodies against gluten.

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IgA

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Dermatitis herpetiformis is caused by IgA antibodies against […].

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gluten

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