DERMA Flashcards
any skin disease
Dermopathy
used to designate conditions of the skin which are largely non-inflammatory
Dermatosis
Used to designate inflammatory conditions of the skin, whether due to infection, irritation, or any other cause
Dermatitis
Paresthesia with localized pain in the skin
Dermatalgia
Itching
Pruritus
Redness of the skin
Erythema
Horny growth
Keratoses
Pigmentary skin discolorations occurring in yellowing brown spots
Chloasma
Diminished or complete absence of sweat secretion
Anhidrosis
Diaphoresis; excessive sweating
Hyperhydrosis
Condition in which body is fetid
Bromidrosis
Hyperactivity of the sebaceous glands producing oily skin
Seborrhea
Prickly heat
Miliaria
Blackheads, discolored dried sebum plugging the secretory ducts of the skin
Comedo, comedones
Chafing, hyperemia of opposing skin surfaces such as at the axilla, folds of the neck, between the thighs, beneath the breasts
Erythema intertrigo
Deep brown or black pigmentation
Melasma
Whiteheads; whitish nodules, 1-2mm in diameter, that have no visible opening into the skin
Milia
Dilated superficial blood vessels
Telangiectasis
Tunnels in the epidermis; small, tortuous and long
Burfows
Boil; staphylococcal infection of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicle and a little of the subcutaneous fatty tissues, characterized by the formation of a tense, raised, reddened mound
Furuncle
Similar to boil but spreads widely in the subcutaneous fatty tissues and producing numerous sites of pointing
Carbuncle
Runaround; common pyogenic infection involving the folds of tissues under the fingernail
Paronychia
Common streptococcal infection in the pulp of the finger following a puncture, characterized by throbbing pain and swelling
Felon
Tuberculous skin lesions which are direct extensions of deeper tuberculous processes
Scrofuloderma
Absence of, or having no hair
Atrichia, Atrichosis
Excessive hair
Hypertrichosis
Freckles; collection of skin pigments
Lentigo
Corns; thickened skin lesions having a center core that thickens inwardly and causes pressure pains
Clavus
Warts and skin overgrowths/elevations formed by the hypertrophy of the papillae
Verrucae
Birthmark; mole
Nevus, nevi
An acquired skin infection characterized by milk patches
Vitiligo
