Chapter 16 Conditions

Question 1

acne

Answer 1

chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum

Question 2

burns

Answer 2

injury to tissues caused by heat contact

Question 3

cellulitis

Answer 3

diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling

Question 4

eczema (atopic dermatitis)

Answer 4

inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular, or papalosquamous lesions

Question 5

exanthematous viral diseases

Answer 5

rash (exanthem) of the skin due to a viral infection

Question 6

gangrene

Answer 6

death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

Question 7

impetigo

Answer 7

bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions

Question 8

psoriasis

Answer 8

chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales

Question 9

scabies

Answer 9

contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus

Question 10

scleroderma

Answer 10

chronic progressive disease of the skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

Question 11

systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Answer 11

chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joins and internal organs

Question 12

tinea

Answer 12

infection of the skin caused by a fungus

Question 13

urticaria (hives)

Answer 13

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

Question 14

vitiligo

Answer 14

loss of pigment (depigmentation) in areas of the skin (milk-white patches)

Question 15

callus

Answer 15

increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction

Question 16

keloid

Answer 16

excess hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision

Question 17

keratosis

Answer 17

thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis; associated with aging or skin damage

Question 18

leukoplakia

Answer 18

white, thickened patches on mucus membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek (evolves to squamous cell carcinoma)

Question 19

nevus

Answer 19

pigmented lesion of the skin

Question 20

verruca

Answer 20

epidermal growth (wart) caused by a virus

Question 21

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 21

malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

Question 22

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 22

malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial ells in the epidermis

Question 23

malignant melanoma

Answer 23

cancerous growth composed of melanocytes

Question 24

kaposi sarcoma

Answer 24

malignant, vascular, neoplastic characterized bu cutaneous nodules