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1
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Where is acne ususally found and whodoes it affect? What is it?

A

Teenages/young people

Head and upper trunk

pustules

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What is dermatitis

A

The form known as
eczema is often associated
with asthma.
Dermatitis follows from
irritation or allergy.
Psoriasis may occur for the
first time at any age.

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3
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What is Psoriasis?

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Inflammatory skin disease characterised by scaling, often genetic predisposition

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4
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What do the centreal thermoreceptors monitor?

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Core temp in brain, spnal cord and viscera

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5
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What part of the brain integrates heat conservation and production?

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posterior hypothalmus

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What are endogenous pyrogens?

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Pyrogens dervieved from the leucocyte in response to infection

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macule vs patch

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macu;e smaller, patch bigger (over 0.5cm2)

inpalpable, normal texured kin of altered colour

eg freckle = macule

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papule vs plaque

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P and l = PaLpable

PapuLe : small palpable alteration eg wart

PLaque = over 0.5cm2 palpable lesion eg psoriasis

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9
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What is a nodule?

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Large, circular swelling in the surface of the skin

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10
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What is a blister?

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Visiable accumulation of liquid within the skin

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Vesticle vs bulla

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Vesticle = tiny lesion of liquid

Bulla = greater lession (over 0.5cm diameter)

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What is a weal?

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Very transient cause of redness, represents dermal odeama

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What is a pustule? Follicular pustule?

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Visable accumulation of free pus.

Follicular pustule = contained within a pilosebaceous follicle

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14
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What does atrophy skin look like?

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hiny with a loss of skin markings

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What is Telangiectasia?

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Permanatly dilated blood vessles that fade with pressure

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16
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When wouldcolour not fade with pressure?

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if blood cells are outside of the vessel

17
Q

bruising fancy name

A

Ecchymosis

18
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Melanocytic naevi vs lentigo

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Lentigo = small brown macule, increased no. melanocytes at derpal/epidermis junction

Melanocytic naevi (moles) = proliferation of pigmented naevus cells