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| small flat circumscribed region, different color than normal |
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| small, firm, elevated lesion |
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| palpable, elevated, variable size |
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| elevated, red, w/ purulence (pus) |
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| "blister" - elevated, thin-walled, clear fluid |
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| large, slightly elevated, flat surface, often capped by a scale |
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| dried rough surface (can be exudate or blood) |
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| thick, dry, rough surface (leatherlike) |
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| raised, regular, increasing mass of collagen from excessive scarring |
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| small, deep, linear crack or tear |
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| cavity w/ loss of tissue from epidermis/dermis, often weeping or bleeding |
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| shallow, moist cavity in epidermis |
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| mass of sebum, keratin, debris blocking opening of hair folicle |
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| Skin condition - small areas of incr skin pigmentation that may develop during pregnancy or exposure |
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Apocrine - axilla, scalp, face, genitals
Eccrine - whole body |
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Sweat gland locations:
-Apocrine?
-Eccrine? |
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| Skin lesion triggered by histamine release (insect bites, irritation, systemic or local disorders) |
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| HIVES, due to ingestion of allergen (whole body, can --> airway obstr) |
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| Atopic Dermatitis / Eczema |
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| type I hypersensitivity rxn primarily in infants; Moist, red, serous-filled; Lichenification in adults |
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| Purple papules indicative of |
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| An autoimmune skin disorder; Vesicles and/or Serous blisters of Oral mucosa, scalp, face, trunk |
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| disorders we talked about that cause Raynaud's Syndrome (2) |
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| Staph infection from hair follicle, w/ purulent exudate that can spread infection if popped |
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| Disease that can affect kidneys; itchy vessels that can rupture yellowish crust ("honey") -- HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, common in infants |
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| Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis |
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flesh-eating disease; aerobic(strep) and anaerobic -- anareobic causes gangrene; Necrosis due to occlusion of vessels
May cause toxic shock or death; affects mainly LE
S&S: Hypotension, confusion, fever, tachycardia, organ failure
RX: prompt medication, surgery (amputation) |
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| Types 1 (oral) and 2 (genital); painful crusty vesicles, highly contagious |
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| Herpes zoster aka shingles |
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| Adult chicken pox; varicella; affects 1 cranial nerve (opthalmic can --> vision impairment) or dermatome (1 side of body) |
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| HPV warts, plantar or genital |
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| mycosis; all fungal infections we have to know also start w/ "tinea", means "ringworm" |
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| fancy word for fungal infection |
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| school-aged children, sclap; -could be transmitted by dogs, cats, humans; Erythema |
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| Patch of non-hair; ring of vesicles |
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| Benign lesions assoc w/ skin damage |
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Associated with immunodeficient pts (AIDS)
Elderly men from east europe/mediterranian
Purpulish macules: face,legs, oral mucosa |
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