INTEGUMENTARY Flashcards
Emergent Rash Symptoms
FEVER
DYSPNEA
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING
TENDERNESS involving MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Meningococcemia/Urticarial Allergic with Angioedema/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Impetigo
face
Measles
kolpik spots, first on face then to trunk
“Rubeola”
Measles virus infects by invasion of the respiratory epithelium
Erythema infectiosum
a
Rubella:
reddish spots on palate, Forcheimer spots
Pityriasis rosea
“Heralds patch”
Cause by Herpes
Flat-topped papules and plagues with fine scaling on extremities and trunk
Insect bites, bed bugs, scabies,
a
Shingles
Varicella-zoster viral infection
Dermatome that consists of red, swollen plagues or vesicles that become filled with purulent fluid
Eczema
a
Psoriasis:
extensor surface, plaque,
macule
flat < 1 cm
freckles, measles
papule
elevated < 1 cm
warts, moles
patch
flat irregular shaped
vitiligo
plaque
elevated rough lesion
psoriasis
BCC
shinny nodule, that can be any color
Most common skin cancer