Pathology of skin / hair / nail

Question 1

abscess

Answer 1

collection of pus in skin

Question 2

acne

Answer 2

inflammation of sebaceous glands and hair follicles with papules and pustules

Question 3

acne rosacea

Answer 3

chronic form of adult acne with redness and tiny pimples, primarily on nose

Question 4

acne vulgaris

Answer 4

common form of teenage acne with comedos, papules, and pustules

Question 5

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 5

cancerous tumor in the basal cell layer; common cancer that rarely metastasizes

Question 6

burn

Answer 6

skin damage caused by fire, electricity, ultraviolet light, or caustic chemicals

Question 7

cellulitis

Answer 7

diffuse acute infection of connective tissue of skin

Question 8

cicarix

Answer 8

normal scar

Question 9

decubitus ucler

Answer 9

open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences; caused by loss of blood flow to skin

Question 10

dermatitis

Answer 10

inflammation of skin

Question 11

dermatosis

Answer 11

presence of a skin condition

Question 12

dry gangrene

Answer 12

late stages of gangrene; affected area becomes dried, blackened, and shriveled

Question 13

eczema

Answer 13

superficial dermatitis; redness, vesicles, itching, and crusting

Question 14

gangrene

Answer 14

tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow

Question 15

icthyosis

Answer 15

skin becomes dry, scaly, and keratinized

Question 16

impetigo

Answer 16

highly infectious bacterial infection with pustules that rupture and crust over

Question 17

Kaposi’s sacroma

Answer 17

skin cancer seen in AIDS patients; brownish-purple lesions

Question 18

keloid

Answer 18

thick hypertrophic scar

Question 19

kertosis

Answer 19

condition of excessive growth and thickening of epidermis layer

Question 20

laceration

Answer 20

torn jagged wound

Question 21

malignant melanoma

Answer 21

dangerous form of cancer; begins in melanocystes; quickly metastasizes

Question 22

pediculosis

Answer 22

lice infestation

Question 23

psoriasis

Answer 23

chronic inflammatory condition with papules forming “silvery scale” patches

Question 24

rubella

Answer 24

contagious viral infection; German measles

Question 25

Scabies

Answer 25

skin disease cased by a mite infestation

Question 26

Sebaceous cyst

Answer 26

sebum filled sac under the skin

Question 27

squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

Answer 27

cancer of epidermis layer; may invade deeper tissue and metastasize

Question 28

Strawberry hemangioma

Answer 28

congenital collection of dilated blood vessels; birthmark

Question 29

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Answer 29

Chronic disease of connective tissue; injures skin, joints and kidneys; produce red, scaly butterfly rash

Question 30

Tinea

Answer 30

fungal infection; itching and scaling lesions

Question 31

tinea capitis

Answer 31

fungal infection on scalp; ringworm

Question 32

tinea pedis

Answer 32

fungal infection of foot; athlete’s foot

Question 33

varicella

Answer 33

contagious viral infection; chikenpox

Question 34

verruca

Answer 34

warts; benign growth caused by a virus.

Question 35

vitligo

Answer 35

disappearance of pigment from skin patches; causes mile-white lesion

Question 36

wet gangrene

Answer 36

area of gangrene with secondary bacterial infection and pus

Question 37

Alopecia

Answer 37

absence or loss of hair; baldness

Question 38

carbuncle

Answer 38

furuncle involving several hair follicles

Question 39

furuncle

Answer 39

bacterial infection of hair follicle; redness, pain, and swelling; a boil

Question 40

trichomycosis

Answer 40

fungal infection of the hair

Question 41

onychia

Answer 41

infected nail bed

Question 42

onychophagia

Answer 42

nail biting

Question 43

onychomycosis

Answer 43

fungal infection of the nail

Question 44

paronychia

Answer 44

infection of the skin fold around the nail