Integumentary

Question 1

Seborrheic Dermatitis

Answer 1

Reddened skin with yellowish greasy appearing scales, inflammation occurs in areas with with greatest number of sebaceous glands(scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, sides of nose, behind ears and middle of chest)

Question 2

Contact Dermatitis

Answer 2

Erythema, edema, small vesicles that ooze, itch, sting or burn when skin comes in contact with allergen

Question 3

Atopic Dermatitis(Eczema)

Answer 3

Rash with vesicular and exudative eruptions in children or dry leathery vesicles in adults, rash occurs in pattern on face, neck, elbows, knees and upper trunk of body; Red, dry crusted patches on the skin, associated with other allergic conditions such as asthma, hay fever

Question 4

Urticaria

Answer 4

Redness and swelling(wheal), rounded elevations, pale centers, itching

Question 5

Psoriasis

Answer 5

Thick, flaky red patches of various sizes covered with white scales, dry, cracked, encrusted skin,

Question 6

Rosacea

Answer 6

Red skin, dryness, pimples, may become inflamed and filled with pus, small knobby bumps, may spread into eyes and inflame eyelids and blood vessels

Question 7

Acne Vulgaris

Answer 7

Papules, pustules, comedones, nodules, scars, plugged pores on face, neck, chest, back, shoulders, upper arms

Question 8

Herpes Zoster(Shingles)

Answer 8

Extremely painful vesicles, burning/tingling, occurs mostly on the face, neck and scalp, doesn’t cross the midline of the body

Question 9

Impetigo

Answer 9

Vesicular or pustular lesions that rupture to form thick yellow crusts, circles of reddened skin, erythema

Question 10

Furuncles/Carbuncles

Answer 10

Pus containing absess around hair follicles, red, swollen, painful, erythema, edema, boils

Question 11

Cellulitis

Answer 11

Lower extremities, erythema, pitting edema, tenderness, warmth, red line and streaks, fever and malaise

Question 12

Dermaphytosis(Tinea)

Answer 12

Chronic superficial fungal infection of skin(classified by the body region it inhabits),

Question 13

Decubitus Ulcers

Answer 13

Shiny reddened skin, blisters, erosions, necrosis, and ulceration

Question 14

Scabies and Pediculosis

Answer 14

Intense itching and crawling sensation, rash that worsens at night(scabies)

Question 15

Seborrheic Keratosis

Answer 15

Usually painless, tan-brown greasy papules or plaques that appear to be pasted onto the skin(though can be other colours), appears on face, chest, back shoulders and other areas. Have a rough wart like feeling, sometimes itches.

Question 16

Dermatofibroma

Answer 16

Scaly hard growths that are slightly raised and pinkish brown

Question 17

Keratoacanthoma

Answer 17

Smooth, red, dome-shaped papule with a central crust, usually appears singly but can appear in multiple numbers, scarring may occur after disappearance

Question 18

Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars

Answer 18

Large and thick tumours(keloids), scars(hypertrophic scars), sometimes itches and cause deformities

Question 19

Epidermal(Sebaceous) Cysts

Answer 19

Large thick fluid-filled cyst, blackhead sometimes connecting cyst to the skin’s surface, found on scalp, on the face, at the base of the ears, and on the chest

Question 20

Acrochordon(Skin Tags)

Answer 20

Brown or skin coloured, flat or slightly elevated, attached to the body via a short stalk

Question 21

Actinic Keratosis

Answer 21

Area of rough vascular skin, later forms a yellowish brown adherent crust

Question 22

Non Melanoma Skin Cancer

Answer 22

Pearly nodule with rolled edges(BCC), Crusted nodule, ulcerates(SCC)

Question 23

Malignant Melanoma

Answer 23

Asymmetrical, irregular borders and colours moles

Question 24

Albinism

Answer 24

Inability to produce melanin, pale skinned, white hair and generally pink or blue eyes, eye problems

Question 25

Vitiligo

Answer 25

Irregular patches of pale skin usually located on one side of the body

Question 26

Melasma(Chloasma)

Answer 26

Patches of darker skin develop over the cheek son the face

Question 27

Hemangiomas

Answer 27

Benign lesions of proliferating blood vessels in the dermis, that produces a red, blue or purple colour

Question 28

Nevi(Nevus)

Answer 28

Small dark areas of skin composed of dense collections of melanocytes may contain hair, may become malignant

Question 29

Pityriasis

Answer 29

Patches of flaky light or dark skin to develop on the trunk of the body

Question 30

Alopecia(Baldness)

Answer 30

Patchy or swaths of hairless areas on the scalp

Question 31

Folliculitis

Answer 31

Erythemic, pustular lesions around hair follicles, sometimes itches

Question 32

Corns and Calluses

Answer 32

Small, glassy core and painful(Corns), larger, pain and tenderness, develops on ball of foot and hands(Calluses)

Question 33

Verrucae(Warts)

Answer 33

Common wart: small, hard, white or pink lump with a cauliflower like surface, small clotted blood vessels that look like black splinters, can be itchy or annoying

Question 34

Deformed/Discolored Nails

Answer 34

Unusual thickening, color variation, change in shape in toenails or fingernails

Question 35

Paronychia

Answer 35

Cuticle or nail fold becomes edematous, red and painful, blister and pus, nail can be become deformed or discolored