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dermatological history and examination Flashcards

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1
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atrophy

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thinning of skin

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bulla

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large fluid filled blister (>1cm)

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crusted

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dried serum or exudate on the skin surface

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ecchymosis

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large, confluent area or purpura

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erosion

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scratch mark

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fissure

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deep linear crack or crevice

often in thickened skin

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lichenified

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thickened epidermis with prominent normal skin markings

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macule

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flat, circumscribed non-palpable lesion

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nodule

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large papule (>0.5cm)

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papule

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small, palpable, circumscribed lesion (<0.5cm)

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petechia

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pinhead sized, non-blanching area of haemorrhage

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plaque

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large, flat topped, elevated, palpable lesion

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purpura

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large macule or papule of blood in the skin that does not blanch on pressure

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pustule

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yellow-white pus-filled lesion

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scaly

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visible flacking and shedding of surface skin

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telangiectasia

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abnormal visible dilatation of blood vessels

17
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ulcer

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deeper denuded area of skin

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vesicle

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a small, fluid-filled blister

19
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weal

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smooth, itchy, raised swelling like ‘nettle rash’ caused by dermal oedema

20
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when to use a skin swab

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  • impetigo

- candiadis

21
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when to use blister fluid

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herpes simplex

22
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when to use skin scrape

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  • tinea pedis

- scabies

23
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when to use nail sampling

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onychomycosis

24
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when to use wood’s light

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  • scalp ringworm
25
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when to use autoantibodies

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  • systemic lupus erythematosis
26
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when to use HLA typing

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dermatitis herpetiforms

27
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when do use DNA analysis

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epidermolysis bulls

28
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when to use patch test

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hand eczema

29
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when to use urine dipstick for glucose

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diabetes mellitus

30
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when to use urine dipstick for red cells

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vasculitis

31
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when to use dermoscopy

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malignant melanoma

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