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chap 16 Skin Flashcards

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Skin:

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Skin: integumentary system
Weighs 8 to 10 lbs.
Covers 22 sq. ft. in the average adult

integumentary (a) thuoc ve da

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Functions of Skin

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  • Provides protective membrane
  • Skin glands lubricate and cool the skin
  • Receptor for sensations
  • Helps maintain body temperature

lubricate: lam tron, nhon

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Functions of Skin (cont’d)

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  • Produces sweat: sweat glands produce a watery secretion that evaporates and cools
  • Produces sebum: sebaceous glands produce an oily secretion that lubricates the skin and hair
  • Receives sensation: pain, temperature, pressure, and touch
  • Thermoregulates: interprets message from heat center in the brain

evaporates (v): lam bay hoi; sebum: dau nhon, sebaceous glands: tuyen ba nhon; Thermoregulate: dieu chinh nhiet

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  • Structure of the Skin
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Epidermis: outermost, thin cellular membrane

Dermis: next layer; dense fibrous, connective tissue

Subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis): thick, fat-containing tissue

Epidermis: bieu bi, Dermis: ha bi, hypodermis: lop duoi da

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Accessory Organs of the Skin 1

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Hair: cells filled with the hard protein; keratin (chat sung)

  • Hair follicles: shafts that hold the hair
  • Five million hairs on the body; 100,000 on the head
  • Melanocytes at the root form the color
  • Grows .5 inch (1.3 cm) per month
  • Cutting does not affect growth

Hair follicles: nang long, Melanocytes: the bao bier bi tao hac to.

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Accessory Organs of Skin (cont’d) 2

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Nails: hard keratin plates covering the toes and fingers

Lunula: vat hinh luoi liem

Cuticle: bieu bi

Paronychium: viem da mong ngon tay ngon chan

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Accessory Organs of Skin (cont’d) 3

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Glands: sebaceous and sweat

  • Sebaceous glands secrete oily sebum into the hair follicle to lubricate.
  • Sweat glands secrete into pores to moisten and cool.
  • Both are subject to bacterial growth.

apocrine sweat gland: tuyen mo hoi huy cuc

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adipocyte

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Fat cell

te bao tao mo

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albino

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Person with skin deficient in pigment

nguoi bach tang

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apocrine sweat gland

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One of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas

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  • basal layer
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Deepest region of the epidermis; gives rise to all the epidermal cells

gives rise to: cause, lead to

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  • collagen
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Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

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  • cuticle
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Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate

bieu bi

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  • dermis
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Middle layer of the skin

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  • eccrine sweat gland
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Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in skin

tuie noi tiet

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  • epidermis
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Outermost layer of the skin

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epithelium

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Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

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hair follicle

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Sac within which each hair grows

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integumentary system

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The skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

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keratin

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Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails

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lunula

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Half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail

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melanin

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Skin pigment formed by melanocytes in the epidermis

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  • paronychium
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Soft tissue surrounding the nail border

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  • pore
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Tiny opening on the surface of the skin

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  • sebaceous gland
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Oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

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sebum

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Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

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squamous epithelium

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Flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis

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stratified

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Arranged in layers

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stratum (plural: strata)

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A layer (of cells)

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stratum corneum

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Outermost layer of the epidermis; consists of flattened, keratinized cells

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subcutaneous layer

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Innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue

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adip/o

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fat

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albin/o

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white

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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erythem/o

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redness

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erythemat/o

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redness

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny tissue

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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phyt/o

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pil/o

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hair, hair follicle

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py/o

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rhythid/o

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seb/o

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squam/o

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steat/o

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trich/o

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ungu/o

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xanth/o

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xer/o

61
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Which combining form refers to white?

chlor/o
jaund/o
melan/o
albin/o

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D: albin/o, which means white as in albinism.

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Which combining form refers to the same color as jaund/o?

A. xanth/o
B. chlor/o
C. erythr/o
D. cyan/o

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A: xanth/o, which means yellow as in xanthoma.

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  • color
64
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  • CutaneousLesions (cont’d)
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Review the lesions

slide 33

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Signs and Symptoms (cont’d)

Ecchymosis:

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blue-black marks on the skin

66
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Petechia:

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small pinpoint hemorrhage

67
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  • Urticaria
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an acute allergic reaction with red, round wheals on the skin

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Acne:

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papular and pustular eruption of skin with increased production of sebum

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Burns

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njury to tissue due to heat, chemical, electric shock, lightning, or radiation. Second degree burn (left) and third degree burn (right).

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Anthrac/o

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Black (as coal)

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Chlor/o

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Green

Chlorophyll

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Cirrh/o

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Tawny yellow

Cirrhosis

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Cyan/o

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Blue

Cyanosis

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Eosin/o

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Rosy

Eosinophil

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Jaund/o

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Yellow

Jaundice

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Leuk/o

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Leuk/o

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White

Leukoderma: benh bach tang

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Lute/o

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Yellow

Corpus luteum

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Melan/o

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Black

Melanocyte

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Poli/o

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Gray

Poliomyelitis

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Pustule

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Pus-filled

mun mu

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Wheal

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Smooth, slightly elevated, edema

phong nhe

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Cyst

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Fluid or semisolid thick-walled filled sac

nang day

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Vesicle

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Clear fluid, blister

mun nuoc, phong rop

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Crust (scab)

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Dried serum and cellular debris

vay cung (tren vet thuong sap lanh)

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Polyp

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Benign growth extending from muscous membrane surface

khoi u nho

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Macule

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Disordered, flat

vet ban da

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Erosion

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Wearing away, loss of epidermis

su an mon

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Nodule

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Solid, elevated mass, more than 1 cm

cuc u nho, buu nho

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Fissure

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Slit, groove

nut, ne

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Ulcer

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Open sore on skin or muscous membrane

cho loet

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Papule

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Small, solid elevation, pimple or plaque

mun

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-plakia

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Cellulitis:

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a diffuse acute infection of the skin

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Eczema (atopic dermatitis):

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inflammation of the skin with erythematous and papulovesicular lesions caused by allergy

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Exanthematous viral diseases:

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a rash due to virus (for example, rubella)

benh phat ban ben noggin do virus

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Gangrene:

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the death of tissue with loss of blood supply

hoai tu

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Impetigo:

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contagious pyoderma caused by staph or strep

choc lo do virus

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Psoriasis:

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chronic recurrent dermatosis with silver gray scales that itch

benh vay nen

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Scabies:

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parasitic (tiny mites) and infectious pruritus

bi ghe
pruritus: ngua

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Scleroderma:

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chronic and progressive disease of the skin with hardening of connective tissue.

benh cung da

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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE):

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an inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin, joints, and internal organs

ban do tren co the

103
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  • Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Urticaria (hives):

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an acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin

chung may day

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Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Tinea:

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Tinea: infection of the skin caused by a fungus
- Tinea corporis : nam hinh vong tren da
- Tinea unguium : nam momg
(A fungal infection of skin or nails, that is, ringworm, athlete’s foot.)

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Abnormal Conditions (cont’d)

Vitiligo:

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loss of pigment in areas of the skin

vet bach dang

106
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  • Skin Neoplasms — Benign

Callus

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An increased growth of cells in keratin layer of epidermis due to friction against the skin

chai da
friction: ma sat

107
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  • Skin Neoplasms — Benign

Keloid

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ertrophied, thickened scar after trauma or surgery

seo loi

108
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  • Skin Neoplasms — Benign

Keratosis:

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thickened area of epidermis

chung day sung, u sung

109
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  • Skin Neoplasms — Benign

Leukoplakia:

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white, thickened patches on tongue or cheek

benh bach san

110
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  • Skin Neoplasms — Benign

Nevus (pl. nevi):

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pigmented lesion

not ruoi

111
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  • Skin Neoplasms — Benign

Verruca:

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warts caused by virus

mun coc

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Skin Neoplasms — Cancerous

Basal cell carcinoma

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Malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

ung thu bieu mo te bao day

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Skin Neoplasms — Cancerous

Squamous cell carcinoma

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Malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis

ung thu bieu bi vay

114
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Skin Neoplasms — Cancerous

The ABCDs of malignant melanoma

A

Ung thu ac tinh (hac to)

A. Asymmetry (khong doi xung)

B. Border, irregular or circumscribed

C. Color variation

D. Diameter, usually larger than 6mm (duong kinh)

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Skin Neoplasms — Cancerous

Kaposi sarcoma

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Malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules

116
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  • Laboratory Tests

Bacterial analyses:

A

pus or fluid samples examined to detect microorganisms

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  • Laboratory Tests

Fungal tests:

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scrapings for culture and microscopic examination after treatment with KOH

118
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Clinical Procedures:

Cryosurgery:

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destroy tissue with subzero temperatures using liquid nitrogen

119
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Clinical Procedures:

Curettage:

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scrape lesion with sharp curet

scrape: nao, cao
curet: dao phau thuat

120
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Clinical Procedures:

Electrodesiccation:

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destroy tissue by burning with electric spark

electric spark: tia dien

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  • Clinical Procedures (cont’d):

Mohs surgery:

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removes thin layers of growth to examine under a microscope (basal and squamous cell)

122
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  • Clinical Procedures (cont’d):

Skin biopsy:

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punch and shave to remove for examination in path lab

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  • Clinical Procedures (cont’d):

Skin test:

A

test reaction of body to allergen with skin test (scratch or patch tests)

scratch: vet thuong, vet xuoc
patch: mang, mang vun

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