Vocabulary

Question 1

pruritus

Answer 1

itching

Question 2

lesion

Answer 2

area of altered skin

Question 3

rash

Answer 3

an eruption

Question 4

naevus and e.g.

Answer 4

a localised malformation of tissue structures

e.g. pigmented melanocytic naevus (mole)

Question 5

comedone

Answer 5

a plug in a sebaceous follicle containing altered sebum, bacteria and cellular debris

• can present as either open (blackheads) or closed (whiteheads)

Question 6

generalised, widespread, localised

Answer 6

generalised - all over the body.

widespread - extensive.

localised - restricted to one area of skin only.

Question 7

flexural

Answer 7

body folds e.g. groin, neck, behind ears, popliteal and antecubital fossa

Question 8

extensor

Answer 8

knees, elbows, shins

Question 9

pressure areas

Answer 9

sacrum, buttocks, heels, ankes

Question 10

dermatome

Answer 10

an area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

Question 11

photosensitive

Answer 11

affects sun-exposed areas such as face, neck, backs of hands

Question 12

Koebner phenomenon, e.g.

Answer 12

a linear eruption arising at a site of trauma e.g. in psoriasis

Question 13

discrete

Answer 13

individual lesions separated from each other

Question 14

confluent

Answer 14

lesions merging together

Question 15

linear

Answer 15

in a line

Question 16

target e.g.

Answer 16

concentric rings (like a dartboard) e.g. erythema multiforme