chapter 56 part 1

Question 1

Most common symptom of dermatologic disorders

Answer 1

pruritis

Question 2

pruritis may be first indication of internal disease like

Answer 2

blood disorder
cancer
diabetes

Question 3

medications for pruritis

Answer 3

aspirin
antibiotics
hormones
opioids

Question 4

give examples of skin bacterial infections

Answer 4

impetigo
furuncles
folliculitis
carbuncles

Question 5

give examples of skin viral infection

Answer 5

herpes zoster
herpes simplex

Question 6

common infection in the superficial layers (epidermis)

Answer 6

impetigo

Question 7

small, red macules, which quickly become discrete, thin walled vesicles that rupture and become covered with a loosely adherent ‘‘honey-yellow crust’’

Answer 7

impetigo

Question 8

erythematous flakes with yellow crust; itchy; can spread easily

Answer 8

impetigo

Question 9

Hair follicles becomes inflamed

Answer 9

folliculitis

Question 10

folliculitis is often caused by an infection with what bacteria

Answer 10

staphylococcus bacteria

Question 11

starts when hair follicles are damaged/blocked and infected

Answer 11

folliculitis

Question 12

folliculitis heal on its own for ___ weeks

Answer 12

2 weeks

Question 13

an acute inflammation arising deep in one or more
hair follicles and spreading into the surrounding dermis

Answer 13

furuncles

Question 14

another term for boils

Answer 14

furuncles

Question 15

may start as a small, red, raised, painful pimple

Answer 15

furuncle

Question 16

cluster of furuncles

Answer 16

carbuncles

Question 17

an extension of a furuncle that has invaded several follicles and is large and deep seated

Answer 17

carbuncle

Question 18

it is also called as shingles

Answer 18

herpes zoster

Question 19

herpes zoster is caused by what virus

Answer 19

varicella zoster virus

Question 20

painful vesicular eruptions along the areas of distribution of dermatomes (sensory nerves) from one or more posterior ganglia

Answer 20

herpes zoster

Question 21

the latent virus becomes reactivated because of declining cellular immunity, it travels by way of the peripheral nerves to the skin, where it replicates and create a red rash of small, fluid-filled blisters

Answer 21

herpes zoster

Question 22

does hcv stay in the body inactively or actively

Answer 22

inactively (dormant)

Question 23

herpes zoster is spread to limited or all area

Answer 23

limited

Question 24

herpes simplex type ____ occurs on the skin of the lips, mouth, gums, or tongue

Answer 24

type 1

Question 25

herpes simplex type ___ occurs in the genital are

Answer 25

type 2

Question 26

is herpes simplex treatable or curable

Answer 26

not curable

Question 27

foot infection due to a dermatophyte fungus

Answer 27

tinea pedis

Question 28

spread through contact with infected skin scales in contact with fungi

Answer 28

tinea pedi