exam 3 integument 1 Flashcards
Palpable elevation filled with clear fluid – Vesicle < 1cm – Bulla > 1cm • Causes – Auto-immune dermatoses – Viral infections – Chemical irritants – Burns

Vesicle/Bulla

lead to formation of vesicle/bulla…
Palpable elevation filled with pus • Cause – leukocyte infiltrate

pustule
Dried exudate, serum, blood, and scale that is adhered to the skin surface • Causes – Severe disorders of keratinization – Severe pustular dermatitis – Secondary to ulcers

crust
solid, elevated mass < 1cm diameter • Causes – Infiltrate of inflammatory cells – Infiltrate of neoplastic cells – Epidermal hyperplasia – Deposit of mineral

papule
>1cm diameter and deeper
nodule
coalesced papules
Plaques

plaque

nodule
Loss of epidermis with exposure of dermis • Cause: 2ndary to… – Epidermal necrosis – Inflammation – Infarction – Neoplasia

ulcer
Accumulation of loose keratinized cells • Causes – Disorders of keratinization – Chronic dermatitis

scale
a circular rim of scale that occurs secondary to rupture of a vesicle, pustule, or papule

Epidermal collarette –
Thickening and hardening of the skin • Causes – Chronic irritation/inflammation

Lichenification

inflam
What should u do for biopsy

What should u not do with collecting biopsy


St Johns Wort



photosensitization because on ly on white fur

Solar injury

“solar/actinic keratosis”
This squamous cell carcinoma can be a result of ___

solar injury from years before
1 st degree – epidermis – Reddened/darkened necrotic epidermis – Complete healing • 2 nd degree – epidermis and dermis – Vesicle formation – Some adnexa are preserved allowing epidermal regeneration with some scarring • 3rd degree – full thickness epidermis and dermis +/- subcutis – Sloughing of necrotic tissue, followed by granulation tissue – Scar; life threatening (fluid/protein loss and portal for sepsis)
thermal burns
what degree?

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