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Skin Conditions Flashcards

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Acne excoriee

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Disorder where clients purposely scrape off acne lesions causing scarring and discoloration

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Actinic keratosis

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Pink or flesh colored precancerous lesions that feel sharp or rough resulting from sun damage

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Albinism

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Absense of melanin pigment in the body including skin hair and eyes

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Anhidrodsis

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Deficiency in perspiration often a result of a fever or skin disease that requires medical treatment

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Asteatosis

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Dry scaly skin from sebum deficiency which can be due to aging body disorders alkalis of harsh soaps or cold exposure

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Atopic dermatitis

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Excess inflammation dry skin redness and itching from allergies and irritants

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Most common of the least severe type of skin cancer. Which often appears as light pearly nodules

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Bromhidrosis

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Foul smelling perspiration usually in the armpits or feet

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Bulla

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Large blister containing watery fluid

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Carbuncle

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Cluster of boils

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Chloasma

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Also known as liver spots condition characterized by hyperpigmentation on the skin in spots that are not elevated

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Comedo

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Mass of hardened sebum and skin cells in a follicle

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Comedogenic

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Tendency for an ingredient to clog follicles and cause a buildup of dead skin cells resulting in comedones

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Conjunctivitis

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Pinkeye

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Contact dermatitis

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Inflammatory skin condition caused by contact with a substance or chemical

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Crust

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Dead cells form over a wound or blemish while it is healing resulting in an accumulation of sebum and pus

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Cyst

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Closed abnormally developed sac containing fluid infection or other matter a over or below the skin

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Dermatitis

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Any inflammatory condition of the skin

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Dermatologist

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Physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin hair and nails

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Dermatology

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Medical branch of science that deals with the study of skin and it’s nature structure functions diseases and treatment

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Eczema

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Inflammatory painful itching disease of the skin acute or chronic in nature with dry or moist lesions.

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Edema

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Swelling caused by fluid imbalance in cells or a response to injury or infection

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Erythema

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Redness caused by inflammation

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Excoriation

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Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping

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Fissure

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Crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis

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Folliculitis

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Inflammation of the hair follicles caused by a bacterial infection from ingrown hairs

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Furuncle

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Also known as boil

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Herpes simplex virus 1

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Cold sores or blisters

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Herpes simplex virus 2

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Strain of herpes virus that effects the genitals

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Herpes zoster

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Shingles

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Hyperhidrosis

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Excessive perspiration caused by heat genetics medications or medical conditions

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Hyperkeratisis

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Thickening of the skin caused by a mass of keratinized cells

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Hyperpigmentation

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Over production of pigment

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Hyper trophy

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Abnormal growth of the skin

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Hypo pigmentation

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Absence of pigment

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Impetigo

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A contagious skin infection caused by staphylococcal or strepococcal bacteria

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Keloid

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Thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue

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Keratoma

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Aquited superficial thickening patch of epidermis

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Keratosis

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Abnormally thick buildup of cells

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Keratosis Pilaris

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redness and bumpiness common on the cheeks or upper arms

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Lentigo

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Freckles. Small yellow brown colored spots

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Lesions

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Mark wound or abnormally spotted changes in tissues caused by damage or injury

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Leukoderma

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Skin disorder characterized by light abnormal patches

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Macule

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Flat spot or discoloration on the skin such as a freckle

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Malignant melanoma

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Most serious form of skin cancer as it can spread quickly

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Milia

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Epidermal cysts small firm papules with no visible opening

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Miliaria rubra

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Prickly heat

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Mole

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Pigmented Nevus a brownish spot ranging in color.

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Nevus

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Birthmark

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Nodules

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Referred to as rumors but these are smaller bumps caused by conditions such as scar tissue fatty deposits or infections

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Papule

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Pimple

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Perineal dermatitis

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Acne like condition around the mouth.

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Primary lesions

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Primary lesions are characterized by flat nonpalpable changes in skin color such as macules or patches or an elevation formed by fluid in a cavity such as vesicles Bullae or pustules

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Pruitis

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Persistent itching

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Pseudofolliclulitis

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Also known as razor bumps

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Psoriasis

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Skin disease characterized by red patches covered with white silver scales

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Pustule

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Raised inflamed papule with white or yellow center containing pus in the top of the lesion

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Retention hyper keratosis

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Hereditary factor in which dead skin cells build up and do not shed from the follicles as they do on normal skin

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Scale

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Flaky skin cells

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Scarr

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Light colored slightly raised mark on the skin formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed up

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Sebaceous filaments

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Similar to open comedones these are mainly solidified impactions of oil with out the cell matter

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Sebaceous hyperplasia

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Benign lesions frequently seen in oilier areas of the face

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Seborreah

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Severe oiliness of the skin

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Seborrheic dermatitis

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Common form of eczema

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Secondary lesions

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Skin damage developed in the later stages of disease

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Skin tag

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Small benign outgrowths or extensions of the skin that looks like flaps

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Type of skin cancer more serious than basal cell carcinoma

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Stain

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Brown or wine colored discoloration with a circular and or irregular shape

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Steatoma

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Sebaceous cyst or subcutaneous tumor filled with sebum

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Tan

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Increase pigmentation due to the melanin production that results from exposure to uv radiation

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Tinea

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A contagious condition caused by fungal infection and not a parasite

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Tinea corporis

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Ringworm

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Tubercle

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Abnormal rounded solid lump

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Tumor

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Large nodule

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Ulcer

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Open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane of the body

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Varicose veins

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Vascular veins

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Vasodilation

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Vascular dilation of the blood vessels

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Verruca

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Wart

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Vesicle

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Small blister or sac containing clear fluid

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Vitiligo

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Pigmented disease characterized by white patches on the skin from lack of pigment cells

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Wheal

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Itchy swollen lesion caused by a blow

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Acne

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Chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the sebaceous glands that is characterized by comedones and blemishes

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