Skin Diseases Flashcards
Disease that usually appears brown-black growth on the face, chest and shoulders
Seborrheic keartosis
Other name for seborrheic keratosis
Senile wart
Causative agent for senile wart
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Also known as common wart
HPV
Is verruca vulgaris contagious?
Yes
T/F: Common wart does not recurr
False
A dry, scaly plaque with an erythematous base
Actinic keratosis
T/F: Actinic keratosis is Pre-cancerous
True
Etiology of Actinic keratosis
Sun damage
Other name for Actinic keartosis
Sun burn
Actinic keratosis may lead to what type of cancer?
Basal cell carcinoma
Most common cancer in the skin
Basal cell carcinoma
T/F: Basal Cell Carcinoma has the worst prognosis.
False- it does not metastasize
A skin lesion that appeasrs as scaly, white plaques caused by rapid proliferation of the EPIDERMIS resulting to pruritus.
Psoriasis
Pathognomonic sign of Psoriasis
Auspitz sign
What is auspitz sign?
Presence of bleeding spot during scratching
Treatment for Psoriasis
STEROIDS
Infection of psoriasis leads to?
Monroe’s abscess
Monroe’s abscess is caused by?
S. aureus
A contagious disease that affects superficial skin with blisters but if left untreated can lead to acute glomerulonephritis due to Strep pyogenes
IMPETIGO
Causative agent for impetigo
S. aureus
S. pyogenes
Treatment of Impetigo
Topical antibiotic
Fluid filled with symptoms lesion
Blisters
Fluid filed with asymptomatic lesion
Vesicle
Bulla
Transmission of impetigo
Air-borne
skin contact
Disease characterized by a progressively enlarging scar due to an abnormal accumulation of collagen.
Keloid