Skin & Throat Flashcards
What does a mongolian spot look like?
blackish blue
What birth mark is red and flat?
port wine
How would you describe a hemangioma?
red and raised
Does a hemangioma reduce with age?
yes
What is vitiligo?
patchy absence of melanin
What is described as a patchy deposition of melanin?
chloasma
What is tinea versicolor?
white patches
What are the white patches in tinea versicolor?
subdermal fungus
What is the most common type of skin cancer?
basal cell
What skin cancer is the most invasive?
melanoma
What skin cancer is waxy, indurated or hard,?
basal cell
How is squamous cell skin cancer described?
irregular, flaky and bleeding
How is a melanoma described?
pigmented, multicolor
What skin disease has brown patches, silver scales, discolored area on extensors, pitted nails?
Psoriasis
What is the treatment for most skin diseases?
UV
What is another name for ringworm?
Tinea capitis
What two skin diseases cannot be exposed to UV or sunlight? aka heliotrope
SLE, Dermatomyositits
What disease is a spirochete and carried by a tick?
Lyme disease
What is a hair follicle that is inflamed on the forehead, cheek, nose or chin?
Acne Vulgaris
What skin disease has erythema migrans, central clearing and a bulls eye rash?
Lyme disease
What is acne rosacea?
deep inflammation of the nose with redness of the face
What is the “purple cancer” that is associated with aids?
Kaposi Sarcoma
What skin disease has the “herald patch”?
Pityriasis rosea
What skin disease has a butterfly or malar rash?
SLE
What skin disease has a rash on the eyelids and knuckles?
Dermatomyositis
How is seborrheic Keratosis described?
scaly brown rased scaly lesions or flat brown discoloration
What skin disease has scaly skin in hairy regions?
Seborrheic Dermatitits
What is actinic keratosis?
hard precancerous lesion
What things do you suspect when you see someone with clubbed nails?
COPD, arthritis, cancer, hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, CHF, RA
Whe there are transverse grooves and lines what do you suspect?
systemic disease
What are vertical lines called, and what do they indicate?
splinter hemorrhages
SBE
What two things can cause spoon nails?
iron deficiency, fungus
What color is a fordyce spot?
yello
What color aphthous stomatitis? aka?
yellow center, red halo
Canker sore
What color is leukoplakia?
White
If the white layer on the tongue can be scraped off is it cancerous?
no
How does diphtheria appear in the throat?
pseudomembrane
How are herpes described?
vesicles
What disease is associated with koplik spots?
rubeola
What color are koplik spots?
white spots on a red base
When the nasal cavity is red what disease is present? Acute or chronic?
rhinitis and coryza
acute
When the nose is pale/gray/blue what disease is present? Acute or chronic?
infections and allergies
chonic
When there is a foul discharge what is the problem with the nose?
foreign object
When there is clear thin discharge from the nose what is it? clear and thick?
CSF and allergies
Infection
