Skin

Question 1

Dermatitis

Answer 1

an inflammatory infection of the skin

Question 2

Eczema

Answer 2

characterized by dry or moist lesions with inflammation of the skin, may be chronic or acute and should be referred to a physician for treatment

Question 3

Impetigo

Answer 3

highly contagious bacterial infection that produces a honey-yellow, crusted lesion, usually on the face

Question 4

Folliculitis

Answer 4

infection in the hair follicles caused by bacteria, shaving or clothing irritation. It usually looks like a red pimple with a hair in the center

Question 5

Pseudofolliculitis barbae

Answer 5

medical term for razor bumps or irritation following shaving

Question 6

Conjunctivitis

Answer 6

referred to as pink eye, is an inflammation of the transparent membrane that lines the eyelid and eyeball; characterized by itching and redness; spreads easily.

Question 7

Tinea

Answer 7

the medical term for ringworm. It is a contagious fungal disease characterized by a red circular patch of blisters, caused by a fungal vegetable parasite. These fungi have the ability to infect the outermost cornified layers of the skin, hair or nails

Question 8

Bromidrosis

Answer 8

medical condition characterized by an unpleasant odor from the skin

Question 9

Anhidrosis

Answer 9

he inability to sweat normally. Overexposure to the sun or a high fever due to illness can lead to serious illness or heat stroke

Question 10

Hyperhidrosis

Answer 10

n over-production of perspiration caused by excessive heat or general body weakness and requires medical attention

Question 11

Miliaria rubra

Answer 11

prickly heat, is an acute eruption of small red vesicles with burning and itching of the skin caused by excessive heat.

Question 12

Comedones

Answer 12

small bumps frequently found on the forehead and chin associated with acne. Open comedones are blackheads

Question 13

Milia

Answer 13

pearly white, enclosed keratin-filled cysts that contain sebum, dead skin cells and bacteria which form a hard ball beneath the outer layer of the skin

Question 14

Acne

Answer 14

genetic disease that occurs most often on the face, back and chest and is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous glands. Dead skin cells and sebum collect at the base of the hair follicle and block the flow of oxygen allowing bacteria to multiply. It is most often accompanied by lesions such as pimples, pustules and cysts

Question 15

Rosacea

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acne rosacea, is a chronic inflammatory congestion of the cheeks and nose, observed as redness, with papules and sometimes pustules present.

Question 16

Asteatosis

Answer 16

a condition of dry, scaly skin with reduced sebum production.

Question 17

Seborrheic dermatitis

Answer 17

common skin rash with redness and scaly, pinkish-yellow patches that have an oily appearance. It usually affects the scalp.

Question 18

Steatoma

Answer 18

or sebaceous cyst or wen, is a subcutaneous tumor of the sebaceous gland, filled with sebum. This disorder usually appears on the scalp, neck or back and ranges in size from a pea to an orange.

Question 19

Furuncles

Answer 19

boils, appear in the dermal layer and the epidermis and are caused by an acute bacterial infection. They are localized infections of hair follicles

Question 20

Vitiligo

Answer 20

Characterized by oval or irregular patches of white skin that do not have normal pigment