Skin diseases

Question 1

alopecia

Answer 1

absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

Question 2

alopecia areata

Answer 2

autoimmune disease in which hair falls out in round patches

Question 3

ecchymosis

Answer 3

bluish-purplish mark (bruise) on the skin

Question 4

petechia

Answer 4

small pinpoint hemorrhage

Question 5

pruritus

Answer 5

itching

Question 6

acne

Answer 6

chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum

Question 7

acne vulgaris

Answer 7

ordinary acne

Question 8

open comedo/comedone

Answer 8

blackhead

Question 9

whitehead

Answer 9

completely blocked pore

Question 10

first degree burn

Answer 10

superficial epidermal lesions, erythema, hyperesthesia and no blisters

Question 11

second-degree burn

Answer 11

epidermal and dermal lesions, erythema, blisters, and hyperesthesia

Question 12

third-degree burns

Answer 12

epidermis and dermis are destroyed and subcutaneous layer is damaged, leaving charred, white tissue.

Question 13

cellulitis

Answer 13

diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling

Question 14

eczema (atopic dermatitis)

Answer 14

inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular, or papulosquamous lesions.

Question 15

exanthem

Answer 15

rash

Question 16

rubella

Answer 16

German measles

Question 17

rubeola

Answer 17

measles

Question 18

varicella

Answer 18

chickenpox

Question 19

erythema infectiosum

Answer 19

fifth disease

Question 20

hand foot and mouth

Answer 20

caused by an enterovirus

Question 21

gangrene

Answer 21

death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

Question 22

impetigo

Answer 22

bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules and crusted-over lesions

Question 23

psoriasis

Answer 23

chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales

Question 24

scabies

Answer 24

contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus

Question 25

scleroderma

Answer 25

chronic progressive disease of the skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue.

Question 26

SLE systemic lupus erythematosus

Answer 26

chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints, and internal organs.

Question 27

DLE discoid lupus erythematosus

Answer 27

photosensitive, scaling, plaque-like eruption of the skin confined to the face, scalp, ears, chest, arms, and back

Question 28

tinea

Answer 28

infection of the skin caused by a fungus

Question 29

tinea corporis

Answer 29

ringworm

Question 30

tinea pedis

Answer 30

athlete's foot

Question 31

tinea capitis

Answer 31

on the scalp

Question 32

tinea unguium

Answer 32

affecting the nails

Question 33

urticaria

Answer 33

hives; acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin

Question 34

angioedema

Answer 34

swelling around the face

Question 35

vitiligo

Answer 35

loss of pigment (depigmentation) in areas of the skin (form of leukoderma)

Question 36

callus

Answer 36

increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction

Question 37

keloid

Answer 37

excess hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision

Question 38

cicatrix

Answer 38

normal scarring from wound

Question 39

keratosis

Answer 39

thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis; associated with aging or skin damage

Question 40

seborrheic keratosis

Answer 40

benign lesion results from overgrowth of the upper epidermis and is dark in color

Question 41

leukoplakia

Answer 41

white thick patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek (evolves to squamous cell carcinoma)

Question 42

nevus (moles)

Answer 42

pigmented lesion of the skin

Question 43

dysplastic nevi

Answer 43

moles with a typical cells may progress to form melanoma

Question 44

verruca (wart)

Answer 44

epidermal growth caused by a virus

Question 45

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 45

malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

Question 46

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 46

malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis

Question 47

malignant melanoma

Answer 47

cancerous growth composed of melanocytes

Question 48

kaposi sarcoma

Answer 48

malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules