Handout5 C Flashcards
a chronic condition of complete hair loss of the scalp
ALOPECIA TOTALIS
isa rash caused by a fungal infection. It usually causes itchy, scaly, bald patches on the head. Ringworm gets its name because of its circular appearance. No worm is involved. Ringworm of the scalp is a contagious infection.
Ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis)
isa condition in women that results in excessive growth of dark or coarse hair in a male-like pattern — face, chest and back. With hirsutism, extra hair growth often arises from excess male hormones (androgens), primarily testosterone.
HIRSUTISM
iswhen your nail separates from its nail bed. It often appears after an injury to your nail, but it may have other causes, including fungi.
Onycholysis
Newborn skin is covered with
vernix caseosa
Pregnant Female
Skin pigmentation increases.
Development of
melasma and the linea nigra
refers to rubbing the skin of the back, upper chest, neck and arms with coin in symmetry patterns
coining
is sucking of the skin on the forehead, back, and upper chest.
cupping
the first and second fingers pull upward on the skin of the neck, back, and chest, and between the eyebrows it produce bruises
pinching
Connects dermis and epidermis
dermal papilae
vit D deficiency in children
rickets
vit D deficiency in adults
osteomalacia
a protein insoluble in water
keratin
numbness r/t brain
neuropathy
numbness in the body
paresthesia
