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Skin, hair, nails (Lab 16) Flashcards

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bluish discoloration of the hands and feet; may be present at birth and may persist for several days or longer if the newborn is kept in cool ambient temperatures

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acrocyanosis

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hair loss

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alopecia

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pathcy, non-scarring, asymmetric hair loss occurring in sharply defined areas of the scalp or beard

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alopecia areata

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4
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shaped like a ring; used to describe a lesion that forms a ring around a clear center of normal skin

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annular

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thinning of skin surface and loss of skin markings; skin translucent and paper-like

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atrophy

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vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter

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bulla

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a diffuse, acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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cellulitis

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a facial discoloration common during pregnancy; aka mask of pregnancy

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chloasma

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referring to lesions that run together

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confluent

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dried serum, blood, or purulent exudates; slightly elevated; size varies; brown, red, black, tan, or straw-colored

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crust

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a marbled or mottled appearancce of the skin of a newborn when exposed to decreased temperatures; occurs because the newborn’s immature vascular system is unable to adapt to temperature changes

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cutis marmorata

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elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion; in dermis or subcutaneous layer; filled with liquid or semi-solid material

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cyst

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referring to a lesion that follows a nerve or segment of the body

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dermatomal

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14
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a contusion or a bruise

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ecchymosis

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15
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common inflammatory skin disorder presenting with pruritic papulovesicular lesions

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eczematous dermatitis

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loss of part of the epidermis; depressed, moist, glistening; follows rupture of a vesicle or bulla

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erosion

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17
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a common transient benign condition seen in newborns during the first week consisting of generalized small papules or pustules

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erythema toxicum

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loss of the peidermis; linear hollowed-out, crusted area

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excoriation

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linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis; may be moist or dry

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fissure

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inflammation and infection of the hair follicle and surrounding dermis

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folliculitis

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21
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a deep-seated infection of the pilosebaceous unit

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furuncle

22
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a skin coloration that occurs in some newborns in response to changes in position

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harlequin color change

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irregular-shaped, elevated, progressively enlarging scar; grows beyond the boundaries of the wound; caused by excessive collagen formation during healing

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keloid

24
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fine, silky hair of newborn’s skin

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lanugo

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rough, thickened epidermis secondary to persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation; often involves flexor surface of extremity

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lichenification

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a flat, circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin; less than 1 cm in diameter

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macule

27
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areas of deep bluish-gray pigmentation most commonly on the sacral aspect of a newborn

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mongolian spots

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maculopapular lesions that becomes confluent on the face and body

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morbilliform

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a mole that varies in size and color

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nevus

30
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elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than papule; 1 to 2 cm in diameter

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nodule

31
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an elevated, firm, circumscribed area; less than 1 cm in diameter

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papule

32
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flat, nonpalpable, irregular shaped macule greater than 1 cm in diameter

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patch

33
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tiny, flat purple or red spots on the skin surface, resulting from minute hemorrhages within the dermal layer

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petechiae

34
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common self-limiting exanthematous rash whose onset is marked by a “herald patch”

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pityriasis rosea

35
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elevated, firm, and rough lesion with flat top surface greater than 1 cm in diameter

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plaque

36
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a chronic recurrent disease of keratin synthesis

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psoriasis

37
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elevated, superficial lesion; similar to a vesicle but filled with purulent fluid

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pustule

38
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flat, deep pink localized areas usually seen on the mid-forehead, eyelids, upper lip, and back of a newborn

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salmon patches (stork bites)

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heaped-up, keratinized cells; flaky skin; irregular, thick or thin; dry or oily; variation in size

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scale

40
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thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin following injury or laceration to the dermis

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scar

41
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lipid substance that keeps skin and hair from drying out

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sebum

42
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refers to a star-shaped lesion

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stellate

43
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fine, irregular, red line produced by capillary dilation

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telangiectasia

44
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a group of noncandidal fungal infection

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tinea

45
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elevated and solid lesion; may or may not be clearly demarcated; deeper in dermis; greater than 2cm in diameter

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tumor

46
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short fine nonpigmented hair

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vellus hair

47
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a mixture of sebum and cornified epidermis that covers the infant’s body at birth

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vernix caseosa

48
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elevated, circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis; filled with serous fluid; less than 1 cm in diameter

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vesicle

49
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elevated, irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema; solid, transient, variable diameter

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wheal

50
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loss of epidermis and dermis; concave, varies in size

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ulcer

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