what is the condition

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actinic keratoses - can be an early sign of SCC

Question 2

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bowens disease - intraepidermal SCC

Question 3

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nodular BCC

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superficial BCC

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SCC

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melanoma

Question 7

what is it? what causes it?

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melanocytic naevus - benign skin lesion (mole) due to prolif of melanocytes

Question 8

what is it? what is the most common cause?

Answer 8

sebhorreic keratoses - most common cause is ageing

Question 9

what is it? when does it most commonly occur?

Answer 9

guttate psoriasis - post strep

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plaque psoriasis

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nail psoriasis

Question 12

which two bacteria are the most common causes?

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impetigo - staph aureus and strep pyogenes

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folliculitis - inflammation of a hair follicle due to any cause

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herpes simplex

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herpes zoster - caused by reactivation of VZV

Question 16

what is it? what is it often a complication of? what is the most common causative?

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eczema herpeticum - disseminated viral illness complication of atopic dermatitis/eczema
caused by herpes simplex 1/2

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tinea corporis

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scabies

Question 19

what is it? what is it associated with?

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erythroderma - assoc with exfoliation of skin

Question 20

what is it? what lesion is it preceeded by?

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pityriasis rosea - preceeded by a herald patch

Question 21

what is it? what organism is it caused by?

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pityriasis versicolour - caused by malasezzia yeast

Question 22

what is it? what is it a reaction to?

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toxic epidermal necrolysis - reaction to drugs

Question 23

what is it? what infection usually causes it? what is the charac lesion?

Answer 23

erythema multiforme - herpes simplex virus
target lesions are charac