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Skin Diseases Flashcards

1
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Disease that usually appears brown-black growth on the face, chest and shoulders

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Seborrheic keartosis

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Other name for seborrheic keratosis

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Senile wart

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3
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Causative agent for senile wart

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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

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Also known as common wart

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HPV

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5
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Is verruca vulgaris contagious?

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Yes

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6
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T/F: Common wart does not recurr

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False

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A dry, scaly plaque with an erythematous base

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Actinic keratosis

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8
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T/F: Actinic keratosis is Pre-cancerous

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True

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9
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Etiology of Actinic keratosis

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Sun damage

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10
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Other name for Actinic keartosis

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Sun burn

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11
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Actinic keratosis may lead to what type of cancer?

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Basal cell carcinoma

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12
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Most common cancer in the skin

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Basal cell carcinoma

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13
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T/F: Basal Cell Carcinoma has the worst prognosis.

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False- it does not metastasize

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14
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A skin lesion that appeasrs as scaly, white plaques caused by rapid proliferation of the EPIDERMIS resulting to pruritus.

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Psoriasis

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15
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Pathognomonic sign of Psoriasis

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Auspitz sign

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16
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What is auspitz sign?

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Presence of bleeding spot during scratching

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17
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Treatment for Psoriasis

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STEROIDS

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18
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Infection of psoriasis leads to?

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Monroe’s abscess

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19
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Monroe’s abscess is caused by?

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S. aureus

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20
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A contagious disease that affects superficial skin with blisters but if left untreated can lead to acute glomerulonephritis due to Strep pyogenes

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IMPETIGO

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21
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Causative agent for impetigo

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S. aureus

S. pyogenes

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22
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Treatment of Impetigo

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Topical antibiotic

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23
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Fluid filled with symptoms lesion

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Blisters

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24
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Fluid filed with asymptomatic lesion

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Vesicle

Bulla

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25
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Transmission of impetigo

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Air-borne

skin contact

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26
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Disease characterized by a progressively enlarging scar due to an abnormal accumulation of collagen.

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Keloid

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27
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Other name for Keloid

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Proud flesh

28
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2 most important protein for wound healing

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Collagen

Elastin

29
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Too much collagen during scar formation leads to?

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Keloid

30
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What is cicatrixation?

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Scar formation

31
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What is the first collagen present in wound healing?

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Type 3

32
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What is the most abundant collagen in wound healing?

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Type 1

33
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An autoimmune connective tissue disease due to overproduction of collagen.

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Sclerodema

34
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Signs and symptoms of scleroderma

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Facial erythema
Fever
Reynaud's phenomenon
Joint pain
Photophobia
35
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What is Reynaud’s phenomenon?

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Color blue palm and sole due to constriction of blood vessel

36
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Disease caused by allergic reaction in drugs

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Erythema multiforme

37
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Erythema multiforme are commonly seen in what areas?

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Skin
Oral mucosa
Eye
Genital area

38
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Drugs for EM

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Sulfonamides
Penicillins
Barbiturates

39
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Treatment for EM

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Steroids

40
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A severe form of EM

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Steven-Johnson syndrome

41
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Clinical appearance of EM

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Painful red or purplish rash and blisters

42
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The most severe form of EM

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Toxic ependymal necrolysis

43
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Characterized by widespread erythema, necrosis and bullous detachment of the epidermis and mucous membranes, resulting in exfoliation and possible spots or even death.

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Toxic ependymal necrolysis

44
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What is the pathognomonic sign of erythema multiforme?

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Bull’s eye/Target/Iris lesion

45
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What disease mimics EM?

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Lyme’s disease

46
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Lyme’s disease is caused by?

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Tick bite

47
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Causative agent for Lyme’s disease

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Borrellia burgdorferi

48
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Living thing that carries infection is called?

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Vector

49
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Non-living that carries infection

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Fomites

50
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Diseasecaused by disruption of desmosal attachment of epidermal cells by antibodies producing blisters on the skin and oral mucosa

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Pemphigus

51
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is the loss of intercellular connections, such as desmosomes

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Acantholysis

52
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Main organ affected by Pemphigus

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Epidermis

53
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Histologic finding of Pemphigus

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Tzanck cells

54
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Pathognomonic sign of Pemphigus

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Nikolsky sign

55
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is a skin finding in which the top layers of the skin slip away from the lower layers when rubbed.

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Nikolsky sign

56
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Treatment of Pemphigus

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PUVA

Psoralene Ultra Violet A

57
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Autoimmune disease against basement membrane

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Pemphigoid

58
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most common type of pemphigoid with presence of blisters on arms and legs.

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Bullous`pemphigus

59
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Type of pemphigoid where there are blisters on mucous membranes

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Cicatrical Pemphigus

60
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Location of Cicatrical pemphigus

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Mouth and Eyes

61
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Type of pemphigoid present during pregnancy usually 2nd to 3rd trimesters

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P. Gestations

62
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A condition that can cause swelling and irritation of the skin.

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Lichen planus

63
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Lichen planus in the oral cavity affects

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RETE PEGS triggered with emotional stress

64
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Clinical manifestation of lichen planus

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Purplish
Itchy
Flat bumps

65
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Oral manifestation of Lichen planus

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Wickham striae on buccal mucosa

66
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Histological appearance of Lichen planus

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Saw-tooth appearance with Civatte or Colloid bodies

67
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What is Wickham striae?

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Lace-like white lesion

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