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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Albinism

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Genetic condition characterized by deficiency/absence of pigment in skin, hair, nails

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Alopecia

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Baldness – partial or complete loss

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Blepharoplasty

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Lid lift surgical repair of Eyelid

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Bulla

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Blister larger than .5 cm

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Carbuncle

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Cluster of connected furuncles/boils

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Cellulitis

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Acute, rapid spreading infection within connective tissue’s swelling warmth red streaks

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Cholasma

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Mask of pregnancy – brownish spots on face

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Cicatrix

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Normal scar from a wound healing

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Comedo

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Noninfected lesion formed by the build up of sebum and Keratin and a hair follicle

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Debridement

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Removal of dirt and foreign objects from wound to help heal

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of skin

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Ecchymosis

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Bruise – large irregular area of purpleish skin

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Eczema

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Form of persistent/recurring dermatitis

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Erythema

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Redness of the skin due to capillary dilation

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Erythroderma

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Abnormal redness of entire skin surface

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Exfoliative dermatitis

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Widespread scaling of skin often with prutitus, erythroderma, and hair loss

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Folliculitis

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Inflammation of hair follicles

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Furuncles

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Boils – large, tender caused by staphylococcal infection

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Granuloma

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Small knot

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Hematoma

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Usually caused by injury – swelling of clotted blood

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Hirsutism

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Presence of excessive body/facial hair in women

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Itchthyosis

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Group of hereditary disorders characterized by dry, thick, scaly skin

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Impetigo

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Highly contagious bacterial skin infection – usually in children

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Keloid

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Abnormally raised/thickened scar

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Keratosis

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Any skin growth

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Kolionychia

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Spoon nail – outer surface of nail is concave or spoon

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Lipedema

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Painful fat syndrome – accumulation of fat/fluids beneath skin

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Lipoma

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Benign, slow-growing fatty tumor between skin and muscle layer

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Macule

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Macula disc colored flat, spot less than 1 cm- freckles

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Malignant melanoma

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Occurs in melanocytes – most serious, change in size, shape, color of mole

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Necrotizing fasciitis

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Severe infection caused by group a strep bacteria can result in death

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Onchyocryptosis

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Ingrown toenail

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Onchyomycosis

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Fungal infection of nail

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Papilloma

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Benign wartlike growth on epithelial tissue

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Papule

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Small, raised red lesion – small insect bites or pimples, less than .5 cm

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Paronchyia

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Acute or chronic infection of skin fold around nail

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Pediculosis

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Infestation w lice

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Petichiae

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Very small pinpoint hemorrhages less than 2 mm

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Prutitus

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Psoriasis

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Common skin disorder where red papules covered by silvery scales occur on the elbows, knees, butt, scalp, or back

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Purpura

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Appearance of multiple purple discoloration’s on skin

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Purulent

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Producing or containing pus

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Rhytidectomy

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Facelift – surgical removal of excess fat and skin around face too eliminate wrinkles

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Rosacea

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Adult acne – tiny pimples of broken blood vessel’s

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Scabies

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Skin infection caused by infestation

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Scleroderma

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Auto immune disorder in which a connective tissue’s thicken/harden

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Seborrhea

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Overactivity of sebaceous glands results in production of an excessive amount of sebum

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Malignant tumor and scaly Squamous cell’s of epithelium – will not heal

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Strawberry hemangioma

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Soft, raised, dark reddish, birthmark – most resolve by age 5

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Tinea

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Ringworm – fungal infection I can grow on skin, hair, nails

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Urticaria

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Hives – itchy wheals caused by allergy reaction

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Verrucae

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Warts – small, hard, skin lesions caused by HPV

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Vitiligo

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Destruction of melanocytes – patches of white skin

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Wheal

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Welts – small itchy bump

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Xeroderma

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Excessive dry skin

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Actinic keratosis

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Pre-cancerous growth, may look red/scaly

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