Skin, Hair, Nails Flashcards
Caused by iron deficiency anemia
Spoon nails or koilonichia
Caused by psoriasis
Pitting of nails
Caused by infection injury trauma coronary occlusion hypocalcemia skin disease chemotherapy or malnutrition
Beau’s lines
Caused by lung disease and heart disease
Nail clubbing
Caused by fungal infection
Thickening and discoloration
Caused by chronic liver disease
Leukonychia
Caused by decreased protein synthesis
Muehrcke’s lines
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A disease that causes loss of skin color in patches
Vitiligo
Patchy hair loss
Alopecia areata
Fine hair covering a fetus in the uterus
Lanugo
Excessive hair growth anywhere on the body and in either male or female
Hypertrichosis or werewolf syndrome
Excessive amount of terminal hairs in androgen dependent sites of females
Hirsutism
White substance found coating the skin of a newborn
Vernix caseosa
Localized bleeding outside of blood vessels due to disease or trauma
Hematoma
A discoloration of the skin resulting from bleeding underneath caused by bruising
Ecchymosis
