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Derm Flashcards

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Epidermis

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Superficial layer

Barrier from environment, waterproof

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Dermis

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Blood vessels, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, nails, apocrine glands

-Provides flexibility, strength, and sensation

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Subcutaneous hypodermis

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Deepest layer, Subq fat (conserves heat) and connective tissue, fibroblasts, macrophages

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Layers of Epidermis (5)

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  • Corneum: superficial, shedding skin
  • Lucidum: on palms and plantar
  • Granulosum: keratinization
  • Spinosum: spiny cells, strength and flexibility
  • Basale: keratinocytes
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Types of cells in Epidermis (4)

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-Keratinocytes, melanocytes, merkels, langerhans

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Papillary Dermis

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superficial dermis, loose collagen bundles

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Reticular dermis

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Deep dermis, densely packed and thick collagen bundles

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Eccrine glands

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  • palms, soles, forehead
  • No odor
  • releases salt and water to cool body
  • covers most of body, opens to skin surface
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Apocrine Glands

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  • axillary/genital regions
  • thick colorless fluid
  • bacteria react with fluid to cause odor
  • Triggered by nervous system: stress, exercise, hormones
  • Secretes into the sac of hair follices
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Vellus hairs

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short and fine (forehead)

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Terminal hairs

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Long/thick (scalp)

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Bulb of hair

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  • base of follicle
  • matrix cells at inferior aspect
  • melanocytes within matrix- pigmentation
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Functions of skin (5)

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-Protection, fluid loss, vitamin D, sensory info, body temperature regulation

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Equipment needed for derm exam

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Light source (daylight is best), tape measure

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During history taking, consider these aspects…

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-Recent travel, hx sun exposure, occupation, pregnancy, duration of condition, new medications, new hygiene products, food allergies, comorbid conditions

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Make sure to check between..

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Toes, axillae, thighs, between legs, fingers, buttocks, genitals

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Dermoscopy

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  • Trans illuminating light with magnification

- Requires additional training to be proficient

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General skin inspection

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  • Symmetry
  • Color: pigmentation, cyanosis, jaundice
  • Hair: distribution, quantity
  • Nails: capillary refil, color, lesions
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Skin palpation

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Moisture, temperature, texture, turgor

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Turgor

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checks for dehydration, skin should rebound after pinching

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Checking temperature hand positioning

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Dorsal side touching patient

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Checking texture hand positioning

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Palmar side touching patient

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Morphology of skin lesion is assessed by?

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Visual inspection, tactile inspection

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Characteristics of Skin lesions (5)

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  • Distribution
  • Shape/arrangement
  • Border
  • Pigmentation
  • Palpation
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Distribution (3)

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  • Localized: one small area
  • Generalized: widely distributed on multiple areas at same time (back, face, UE, flexor/extensor regions) one place
  • Regional: specific region of body
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Round/discoid

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Coin shaped, no central clearing, umbilicated

-seen with eczema

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Oval

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ovoid

seen in pityriasis rosea

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Annular

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Round, central clearing, active/jagged margins

-tinea infections

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Dermatomal

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Follows nerve pattern

-varicella zoster

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Target lesion

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  • Pink macules with target in center

- Erythema multiforme

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Linear

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Erythematous streaks

-phytophotodermatitis

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Serpiginous

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Cutaneous larva migrans

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Morbilliform

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Measles-like

_erythematous maculopapular

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Distinct Borders

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Well-demarcated, can draw line around area

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Indistinct

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diffuse, poorly defined, rough edges

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Irregular

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Seen with malignant melanoma

-jagged edges, no sort of pattern

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Raised

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Center of lesion is depressed compared to surrounding edge

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Flesh colored

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surrounding skin color

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Erythematous

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variable shades of pink, red, coppery, salmon

40
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Violaceous

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light violet

41
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Other coloration

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Tan, brown, black, blue, hyperpigmented, hypopigmented

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Blanchable

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erythematous lesion that loses redness when pressed upon

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Palpation of lesions look for (7)

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  • Consistency
  • Mobility
  • Blanchability
  • Tenderness
  • Depth
  • Temperature
  • Fluctuant
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ABCDEs of melanoma

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  • Asymmetry
  • Borders
  • Color variation
  • Diameter
  • Evolution/elevation
45
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Primary lesions

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Arise from previously normal skin

46
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Secondary lesions

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Arise from changes in primary lesions usually due to infection, rubbing, crusting, scratching, malignancy

47
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Macule

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flat, non-palpable circumscribed color change

  • <1cm diameter
  • freckles
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Patch

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  • flat, non-palpable, irregular shape at times
  • > 1 cm in diameter
  • Hypo/hyper pigemented

-cafe au lait

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Papule

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  • Palpable, firm, circumscribed, flesh colored, red or brown
  • <1cm

-seborrheic keratosis

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Plaque

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  • Elevated, firm, palpable, skin colored/pinkish/red, may be scale
  • > 1 cm
  • psoriasis
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Nodule

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  • elevated, circumscribed, deeper and firmer than papule
  • > 1.5 cm

-epidermal inclusion cyst

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Tumor/Lipoma

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  • large nodule deep in dermis
  • > 2cm

-lipoma

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Wheal

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  • irregular, raised, comes and goes, superficial edema

- hives, insect bites

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Vesicles

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  • elevated, well circumscribed
  • <1 cm
  • fluid containing, usually clear

-chickenpox, herpes virus

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Bullae

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  • elevated, well circumscribed
  • > 1 cm
  • Serous fluid

-bullous pemphigoid

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Pustule

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-elevated, superficial, well circumscribed

–pus filled

-folliculitis

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Furuncle

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  • Boil
  • usually staph aureus

-one hair follicle infected

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Carbuncle

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  • multiple hair follicles infected with staph aureus

- may progress to abscess

59
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Primary Lesions (10)

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  • Macule,papule
  • Vesicle, bulla, pustule
  • Papule, plaque, nodule, tumor, wheal
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Secondary Lesions (8)

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  • Crust, scale
  • Fissure, erosion, ulcer
  • Excoriation, atrophy, lichenification
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Crust

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  • dried serums, pus, blood
  • adherent
  • bacterial

-impetigo

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Scale

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  • hyperkeratosis
  • accumulation of corneum
  • increased proliferation or delayed desquamation

-psoriasis

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Fissures

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  • linear cleft, painful
  • drying, skin thickening, loss of elasticity

-irritant dermatitis

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Erosion

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  • partial or complete loss of epidermis
  • moist, oozing, crusted lesion

-SJS, pemphigus foliaceus

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Ulceration

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deeper defect with loss of entire epidermis plus superficial dermis

  • loss or entire dermis
  • venous stasis ulcer
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Excoriation

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  • scratch marks
  • liner or rounded
  • exogenous injury

-neurotic excoriations

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Epidermal atrophy

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thinning of epidermis, shiny appearance, wrinkling

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Dermal atrophy

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loss of collagen, leads to depression

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Lichenification

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thickening of epidermis

increased visibility of skin markings

lichen simplex chronicus

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Petichiae

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71
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Purpura

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> 0.5 cm

non-blanchable

round, irregular, deep red

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Ecchymosis

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purple lesions of variable size

fades to green yellow

bruising

blood outside vessels due to trauma or bleeding disorder

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Spider angiomas

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fiery red lesions

up to 2cm

blanch with pressure

seen with liver disease, sometimes pregnancy

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Cherry angiomas

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1-6 mm in size, non blanchable

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Telangiectasias

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blanchable, fine, irregular, rosacea, sun damaged skin, BCC

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Hemangioma

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benign vascular neoplasm that represents the most common tumor of infancy

red, irregular lesion secondary to dilation of dermal capillaries

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Papulosquamous lesions

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papules, plaques, and scales

psoriasis

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Lichen PLanus

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5 Ps

Pruritic, polygonal, purple, planar, papules

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Nodular Lesions

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Nevi

Cherry angiomas

Epidermoid cysts

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Malignant Lesions

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SCC- isolated keratotic and eroded papule or nodule

sun exposed areas

BCC: central ulcerations and telangietasias, pearly

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Vesiculobullous lesions

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Vesicles and bullae

Impetigo, herpes, pemphigus

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Maculopapular lesions

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Macules and papules

drug eruptions

viral exanthems

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Clubbing

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rounded, bulbous nail base

feels spongy

  • Schamroths sign-diamond space between nails indicates no clubbing
  • Lines grow out with the nails
  • transverese depressions
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Beaus line

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inflammation of proximal and lateral nail folds

acute <6 weeks

chronic >6 weeks

85
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Paronychia

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nail grows into dermis

can become infected

86
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Onychocryptosis

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most white with a distal band of redish brown

no lunula

87
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Terry Nails

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areas of discoloration caused by trauma

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Leukonychia

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spoon shaped concave nail, iron deficiency

89
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Koilonychia Spoon

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painless separation of the nail plate from the nail bed

90
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Onycholysis

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fungal infection, plate of matrix

91
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Onychomycosis

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small punctate depressions

caused by nail matrix inflammation

Physical Diagnosis Exam 1 (4 decks)

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