Chapter 16 - Specialized Erythema

Question 1

characterized by evanescent, edematous papules and plaques,

Answer 1

urticaria

Question 2

often caused by URI

Answer 2

acute urticaria

Question 3

prutitic transient wheals in the skin resulting from acute dermal edema

Answer 3

hives

Question 4

most prominent symptom in urticaria

Answer 4

pruritis

Question 5

immunologic reaction in the skin possibly triggered by circulating immune complexes, variety of lesions, erythematous plaques, blisters and target lesions

Answer 5

erythema multiforme

Question 6

mucous membrane involved of erytherma multiforma is –

Answer 6

stevens-johnson syndome

Question 7

recurrent ___ is the most common cause of recurrect erythema multiforma

Answer 7

herpes simplex

Question 8

skin lesion assocaited with lyme disease, small, erythematous macole/paule that expands slowly over days to weeks, must be at least 5 cm to be qualified as this

Answer 8

erythema migrans

Question 9

the name of the tick that spreads lyme disease

Answer 9

Ixodes scapularis

spirochete is borrelia burgdorferi

Question 10

most common manifestation of disseminated disease of lyme

Answer 10

arthritis