deck_3487113 Flashcards
1
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- absence of melanocytes
* causes depigmentation
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Vitiligo
2
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- associated with defects in collagen support structure of dermis
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
3
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- location: flexor surfaces in adults
- etiology: filaggrin mutation
- associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis
- staph aureus is suggested to exacerbate this disorder
- in children, is on cheecks and extensor surfaces
- eczema is type of atopic dermatitis
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Atopic Dermatitis
4
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- type of atopic dermatitis
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Eczema
5
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- etiology: common irritants
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Irritant Contact Dermatitis
6
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- etiology: common allergens
- delayed type hypersensitiviey reaction (type 4)
- diagnosis confirmed with patch testing
- skin biopsy would reveal spongiotic dermatitis
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Contact Dermatitis
7
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- location: lower legs
* etiology: lower extremity edema
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Stasis Dermatitis
8
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- same as nummular eczema
- round, annular, scaly plaques
- due to dry skin
- overuse of soap can make this worse
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Numular Dermatitis
9
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- location: scalp
- etiology: malassezia furfur
- also known as cradle cap
- infection of sebaceous glands
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Seborrheic Dermatitis
10
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- location: extensor surfaces
- may include arthritis
- may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk
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Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
11
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- skin cancer
- most common
- pearly
- common on nose
- tx: mohs surgery, vismoedgib (blocks smoothend gene)
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Basal Cell
12
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- second most common skin cancer
- occurs more common in immunosupporessed pts keratoacanthoma is a type of this cancer
- center crater
- develop rapidly
- on sunexposed skin, HPV, thermal injury
- actinic keratosis is premalignant skin lesion
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Squamous Cell
13
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- skin cancer
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Melanoma
14
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- often associated with immunodeficiency
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Kaposi Sarcome
15
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- can be treated with beta blockers
- most common benign soft tissue tumor of infants
- GLUT1 positive
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Infantile Hemangioma