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aka hives
pruritic papules and plaques
allergic, physical, and idiopathic causes |
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Chronic - recurrent, had as child, lichenification
Acute - red plaques, often a scale with excoriations
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inflam. rxn to contacted substance; spreads due to immunologic rxn.
Pruritic
Examples - poison ivy |
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superficial infxn of S. aureus or Group A Strep
Colonizes in minor break of skin
Presence of honey colored crusts around lesions
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loss of pigmentation due to lack of melanin
white macules; benign
familial or stress related |
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Superficial flattened papules with scaling
Benign but can be precancerous
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yellow, brown, or black raised lesions
Greasy or wartlike appearance
Hyperkeratonic papules
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Mole
Most are benign, some can be precancerous |
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domed, slightly red/tan
firm, button-like, possibly tender
benign, commonly confused with cancerous lesions |
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isolated nodule, usually appearing on the face
dome with keratin plug |
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malignant, slow growing, rarely metastisizes
translucent nodule with depressed center and elevated border, telangiectasias possibly aurrounding it
occur +40y.o., usually on face or sun exposed areas |
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malignant, faster growing, metastisizes in 5% of cases
usually appear on face or back of hand (Sun exposed areas)
firmer and redder than Basal Cell |
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can arise from pre-existing nevus
assymetry, irregular border, color variation/change, diameter +6mm, elevation/enlargement
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aka acrochordon or cutaneous papilloma
pedunculated, benign
increase with age, pregnancy |
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reactivation of varicella virus in immunosuppressed patients
distribution along a dermatone
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Common wart
Firm papule, hyperkeratonic |
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plantar wart, bottom of feet
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common, hereditary, several types
pink with silvery scales (classic presentation)
areas of repeat trauma (elbows, knees,lumbo-sacral, etc) |
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aka monilia, intertrigo (when w/in a skin fold)
yeast infection
common in moist areas, diabetics, and immunosuppressed patients
starts as pustules, then red eroded patches with pustules at periphery
diagnose by KOH prep |
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tissue becomes ischemic and then necrotic, can possibly extend to muscle and bone
occurs at pressure points
ore common in bedridden patients
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epidermal viral infection
papule with unbilicated center or white core
contagious; spread by direct contact
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aka herald patch
viral
salmon colored oval often on trunk followed by eruption of scaling papules along skin lines
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aka ringowrm
fungal infection of the body
sometimes pruritic, peripheral enlargement with central clearing |
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jock itch
same as tinea corporis but in inguinal region
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same as tinea corporis but involving the scalp
patches of alopecia, black dots on scalp = broken hairs
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'ruddy' complexion or papulopustular
more common in fair skinned, middle aged patients
can include rhinophyma
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aka adipose tumor
benign, soft, subcutaneous, nontender
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occurs in 20 to 30 y.o.
idiopathic or secondary to drugs
presence of target lesions on palms soles, mucus membranes
systemic = Johnson syndrome
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large, painful subcutaneous nodules with overlying erythema
usually on lower extremities
more common in 15 to 30 y.o.; females more than males
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mite that burrows into skin and lays eggs
intense pruritis
contagious
burrow marks in a line
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bacterial infection of dermis and sub cutaneous tissue
red, hot, and tender
usually staph, strep, or H.flu. entering through break in skin
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malignancy
often associated with AIDS
many forms and locations
can be red, blue, black in color
can be internal
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