Integumentary Flashcards
Seborrheic Dermatitis
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)
Contact Dermatitis
Erythema, edema, small vesicles that ooze, itch, sting or burn when skin comes in contact with allergen
Atopic Dermatitis(Eczema)
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
Urticaria
Redness and swelling(wheal), rounded elevations, pale centers, itching
Psoriasis
Thick, flaky red patches of various sizes covered with white scales, dry, cracked, encrusted skin,
Rosacea
Red skin, dryness, pimples, may become inflamed and filled with pus, small knobby bumps, may spread into eyes and inflame eyelids and blood vessels
Acne Vulgaris
Papules, pustules, comedones, nodules, scars, plugged pores on face, neck, chest, back, shoulders, upper arms
Herpes Zoster(Shingles)
Extremely painful vesicles, burning/tingling, occurs mostly on the face, neck and scalp, doesn’t cross the midline of the body
Impetigo
Vesicular or pustular lesions that rupture to form thick yellow crusts, circles of reddened skin, erythema
Furuncles/Carbuncles
Pus containing absess around hair follicles, red, swollen, painful, erythema, edema, boils
Cellulitis
Lower extremities, erythema, pitting edema, tenderness, warmth, red line and streaks, fever and malaise
Dermaphytosis(Tinea)
Chronic superficial fungal infection of skin(classified by the body region it inhabits),
Decubitus Ulcers
Shiny reddened skin, blisters, erosions, necrosis, and ulceration
Scabies and Pediculosis
Intense itching and crawling sensation, rash that worsens at night(scabies)
Seborrheic Keratosis
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.
Dermatofibroma
Scaly hard growths that are slightly raised and pinkish brown
Keratoacanthoma
Smooth, red, dome-shaped papule with a central crust, usually appears singly but can appear in multiple numbers, scarring may occur after disappearance
Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
Large and thick tumours(keloids), scars(hypertrophic scars), sometimes itches and cause deformities
Epidermal(Sebaceous) Cysts
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
Acrochordon(Skin Tags)
Brown or skin coloured, flat or slightly elevated, attached to the body via a short stalk
Actinic Keratosis
Area of rough vascular skin, later forms a yellowish brown adherent crust
Non Melanoma Skin Cancer
Pearly nodule with rolled edges(BCC), Crusted nodule, ulcerates(SCC)
Malignant Melanoma
Asymmetrical, irregular borders and colours moles
Albinism
Inability to produce melanin, pale skinned, white hair and generally pink or blue eyes, eye problems
Vitiligo
Irregular patches of pale skin usually located on one side of the body
Melasma(Chloasma)
Patches of darker skin develop over the cheek son the face
Hemangiomas
Benign lesions of proliferating blood vessels in the dermis, that produces a red, blue or purple colour
Nevi(Nevus)
Small dark areas of skin composed of dense collections of melanocytes may contain hair, may become malignant
Pityriasis
Patches of flaky light or dark skin to develop on the trunk of the body
Alopecia(Baldness)
Patchy or swaths of hairless areas on the scalp
Folliculitis
Erythemic, pustular lesions around hair follicles, sometimes itches
Corns and Calluses
Small, glassy core and painful(Corns), larger, pain and tenderness, develops on ball of foot and hands(Calluses)
Verrucae(Warts)
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
Deformed/Discolored Nails
Unusual thickening, color variation, change in shape in toenails or fingernails
Paronychia
Cuticle or nail fold becomes edematous, red and painful, blister and pus, nail can be become deformed or discolored
