Skin Homeostatic Imbalances Flashcards
Exposures cause allergic reaction
Contact dermatitis
Caused by bacterial infection
Impetigo
The force of your skin become black with oil dead skin or bacteria
Acne
Triggered by trauma infection and stress
Psoriasis
Aka port wine stain the permanent birthmark that usually appears on the face
Nevus Flammeus
Bluish in color typically appearing on the buttocks or lower back
Mongolian spots
It is caused by tiny blood vessels bunched together and raise off the skin
Hemangioma
An inherited disorder is caused by the absence of the pigment melanin and results in no pigmentation in skin hair or eyes
Albinism
Tan or brown patch on the cheek knows forehead and neck
Melasma
The melanocytes the cells that make pigment are destroyed. as a result white patch of skin appear on different part of the body
Vitiligo
Falling of hair
Alopecia
Falling of eyebrow
Madarosis
Thin spoon shaped nails
Koilonychia
Redness and swelling around the nail
Paronychia
Common in people with psoriasis
Pitted nails