Skin Disease Quiz

Question 1

Albinism:
What is it? 
Cause?
Sign/symptoms?
Treatment?

Answer 1

• Little to no production of the pigment melanin
• genetic, mutation in melanin production
• photosensitivity, white hair, light eye & skin color & bad vision
• no cure, glasses & vision correction

Question 2

Melisma:
What is it? 
Cause?
Signs?
Treatment?

Answer 2

• Gray/ brown patches of skin
• change in hormones, skin products, darker skin & sun exposer
• dark patches (no pain)
• wear sunscreen & limit sun exposer

Question 3

Leprosy-
What is it?
Cause?
Signs?
Treatment?

Answer 3

• flesh eating bacteria
• spreads via water, armadillos are common carriers
• skin lesions, nosebleeds, stuffy nose, muscle weakness, damage to nerves, swelling on face, thick/ stiff skin (1-20 years to show)
• antibiotics-if left untreated: shortening of toes/ fingers, paralysis or extremities fall off

Question 4

Skin cancer 
What is it? 
Cause? 
Sign/symptoms?
Treatment?

Answer 4

•Uncontrollable growth of abnormal skin cells
•exposer to excessive exposer of sunlight, x-rays & sunburns
•pearly/ waxy bumps, firm red nodule, large brownish spot, small marks
•radiation, chemo, removal
Untreated: death

Question 5

Bed sores
What is it?
Cause? 
Signs? 
Treatment?

Answer 5

•Sore developed by pressure
•pressure against skin that limits blood flow, body prominences
•infection (fever), drainage, smells bed, redness, warmth, swelling
•(new) wash w/ water & pat dry
(Open) clean with saline, wrap w bandage

Question 6

Rosacea-
What is it?
Cause? 
Signs? 
Treatment?

Answer 6

• Blushing/ flushing, redness/ small pus filled bumps
• unknown: abnormal blood vessels on face, light skin color, microscopic mites, family history
• redness on face, enlarged lose, swollen red bumps
• no cure: avoid triggers, oral and topical antibiotics or laser skin treatment

Question 7

Eczema
What is it? 
Cause?
Signs? 
Treatment?

Answer 7

• itchy inflammation of skin
• unknown cause, soaps with perfume can irritate
• itchy, red, dry skin
• avoid dials & other irritates. Certain ointments

**(extra) outlook: flare ups, 1/2 kids will outgrow

Question 8

Argyria-
What is it?
Cause?
Signs? 
Treatment?

Answer 8

•Excessive exposer of chemical compounds of the element silver
•ingestion or exposer, medications
•starts in your mouth w/ gums turning gray/ brown, whites of eyes & nails follow then skin and organs
•no cure, laser treatment to help
**outlook: you’re blue, but not painful

Question 9

Melanism-
What is it? 
Cause? 
Signs? 
Treatment?

Answer 9

• Darkening of body tissue & opposite of albino
• excessive production of melanin
• dark/ black skin
• no treatment

Question 10

Vitiligo
What is it? 
Cause? 
Signs? 
Treatment?

Answer 10

• Non- contagious disease, skin looses natural color
• immune system attack’s melanocytes, melanin cells die & stop functioning
• Patchy loss of skin color, whitening of hair, eye brows & eye lashes
• cream control inflammation & de pigmentation

Question 11

Harlem Ichthyosis
What is it? 
Cause? 
Signs?
Treatment?

Answer 11

• Genetic disorder affecting the skin to crack (open to infection)
• mutation in gene makes skin hard
• covered in thick scales, eyes & lips turn inside out
• antibiotic treatment

Question 12

Xeroderma pigmentosum- 
What is it?
Cause? 
Signs?
Treatment?

Answer 12

•Genetic disorder that decreases ability to repairs damaged DNA
•mutation in genes, UV rays
•sunburn that doesn’t heal, blistering after little sun exposer, freckles all over face
•no cure, symptoms can be managed, regular check ups
**outlook: life span on 37 years