Skin

Question 1

What is a macule?

Answer 1

small lesion(<0.5cm) which is flat(ex freckle or measles)

Question 2

What is a papule?

Answer 2

small raised lesion (<0.5cm), associated with measles and syphillis(solid)

Question 3

What is vesicle?

Answer 3

small lesion(<0.5cm) filled with serous fluid and associated with herpes and chicken pox

Question 4

What is a pustule?

Answer 4

a small lesion (<0.5cm) filled with pus, associated with staph infection due to a furuncle

Question 5

What is a nodule?

Answer 5

a hard raised lesion (>0.5cm) in size

Question 6

What is bulla?

Answer 6

A fluid filled lesion >0.5cm is size, associated with phemphigus

Question 7

What is leukoplakia?

Answer 7

a precancerous lesion seen on mucous membranes and associated wtih tobacco use

Question 8

What is impetigo?

Answer 8

Organism maybe staph or strep(most common)
crusty lesions found around the corners of the mouth or on the hands of children

Question 9

What is erysipelas?

Answer 9

beta hemolytic strep
red fiery, advancing lesion on the skin
fever, elevated ASO titer

Question 10

What is a furuncle?

Answer 10

staph infected hair follicle that presents as a painful nodule

Question 11

What is a carbuncle?

Answer 11

many furuncles together (staph, hair follicle)

Question 12

What is paronychia?

Answer 12

tender bacterial or fungal hand infection or foot infection where the nail and skin meet at the side

Question 13

What is a felon?

Answer 13

a sub facial inflammation or infection of the finger pad

Question 14

How are fungal infections diagosed?

Answer 14

wood’s lamp

Question 15

What is aka for fungal infections?

Answer 15

mycotic infections - tinea

Question 16

Tinea corpus

Answer 16

body

Question 17

Tinea pedis

Answer 17

athletes foot

Question 18

Tinea ungunum

Answer 18

nails

Question 19

tinea capitus

Answer 19

scalp

Question 20

tinea cruris

Answer 20

jock itch

Question 21

Tinea barbae

Answer 21

beard

Question 22

What are yeast infections of the skin caused by?

Answer 22

candia albicans

Question 23

What is it called in the mouth?

Answer 23

thrush

Question 24

What is Tinea Versicolor?

Answer 24

multiple hypo pigmented, asymptomatic lesions varying in color from white to brown

Question 25

What is Aphthous Stomatitis?

Answer 25

a pitted erythematous lesion or ulcer in the mouth

Question 26

What is Seborrheic Dermatitis?

Answer 26

dandruff, similar to "craddle cap" in newborns

Question 27

What is pityriasis?

Answer 27

exhibits a characteristic oval/round lesion called herald patch, caused by a virus

Question 28

What is psoriasis?

Answer 28

silver scales on extensor surfaces of knees and elbows

Question 29

What is Herpes Zoster?

Answer 29

shingles- found in the dorsal root ganglion, vesicular lesions that follow the course of a dermatone

Question 30

What is vitilligo?

Answer 30

an auto-immune condition characterized by depigmentation (absent melanocytes) after development

Question 31

What is albinism?

Answer 31

complete depigmentation (lack of melanin) of the body first observed at birth

Question 32

What is Urticaria?

Answer 32

hives described as a wheel due to an allergy such as penicillin or a food allergy

Question 33

What is Pemphigus Vulgaris?

Answer 33

a potentially life threatening condition exhibiting bulla (blisters) on the skin

Question 34

What is Acne Rosacea?

Answer 34

located on the face, nose, checks. Exacerbated by sunlight, caffeine and alcohol

Question 35

What is LIchen Planus?

Answer 35

an inflammatory pruritic disease characterized by papules with shiny, fine inconspicuous scales and whitish lines or puncta

Question 36

What is wen?

Answer 36

epidermal cyst a non tender epidermal cyst that is filled with sebum

Question 37

What is a Keloid?

Answer 37

a dense, sharply elevated, progressively enlarging scar with collagenous hyperplasia seen in African-Americans, Latinos and Asians

Question 38

What is a Comdeone?

Answer 38

an accumulation of sebum within a pore whitehead-close(comedo) blackhead- open

Question 39

What is Scabies?

Answer 39

a transmissible (whirlpool) infection caused by mites and characterized by grouped vesicles and superficial linea furrows in the groin

Question 40

What is Nummular Eczema?

Answer 40

a discrete coin shaped, ring or annular lesions that coalesce to form patches which ooze and crust over

Question 41

What is Ichthyosis?

Answer 41

fish skin- increased keratinization producing a non-inflammatory skin lesion

Question 42

What is Intertrigo?

Answer 42

reddened areas caused by moisture, friction and warmth retention found on opposing skin surfaces

Question 43

What is Acne vulgaris?

Answer 43

A condition of sebaceous glands characterized by comedomes and pus filled cyst(especially adolescents)

Question 44

What is pediculosis?

Answer 44

caused by lice pubic area - pubis body- corposis head- capitus

Question 45

What is Erythema Nodosum?

Answer 45

a skin reaction usually associated with strep characterized by bilateral, red and tender nodules

Question 46

What is Lichenification?

Answer 46

rough and thick skin due to constant scratching of pruritic, chronic dermatitis

Question 47

What is Herpes Simplex?

Answer 47

HSV infection characterized by small vesicles "cold sores" located on the mouth or in the genital region, can be reactivated during delivery

Question 48

What is Actinic Lentigo?

Answer 48

sun spot, liver spot, most common benign sun-induced lesion

Question 49

What is Squamous cell carcinoma?

Answer 49

malignant tumor of ephithelial cells (irregular and flaky)

Question 50

What is Basil Cell Carcinoma?

Answer 50

most common skin cancer, waxy and indurated

Question 51

What is Melanoma?

Answer 51

Most invasive, multicolored