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Mechanical barrier between the body and outside world
Protects the body from infection & injury and from UV rays
Body temperature regulation
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EPIDERMIS
DERMIS
SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER |
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Stratum Corneum
Stratum Granulosum
Stratum Spinosum |
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keratin layer
Non-living, horny layer
Stratified layers of Keratincytes
Not found in mucous membranes
The Major Barrier |
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Contains keratin-forming cells
Melanocytes
Langerhans’ cells – found throughout epidermis
Merkel’s cells |
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Blood vessels
Sebaceous glands
Sweat glands
Hair follicles |
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Reticulin fibers
Elastin fibers |
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| Amorphous matrix of proteins |
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Large blood vessels
Nerves
Lymphatics |
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Insulation for retaining heat
Shock absorber |
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Vellus hair
Terminal hair |
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Thin
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relatively unpigmented |
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Scalp, brow, extremities, pubic, axillae
coarser thicker
more conspicuous
typically pigmented |
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Growing phase
x 2-5 yrs
85-90% of scalp hair
↓ with age/male pattern baldness |
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| site where so many physical signs of generalized disease can be found |
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| the cuticle = fold of skin at the proximal end of the nail |
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| the fold of skin on the sides of the nail |
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| hard & translucent portion, composed of keratin |
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| Formed by proximal nail matrix |
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| Formed by distal nail matrix (lunula) |
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the adherent connective tissue that underlies
the nail |
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the crescent shaped whitish area of the nail
bed (when visible)
Distal nail matrix |
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| fold of hard skin overlapping the base/sides |
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| related to anxiety levels |
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| Skin Medications and allergies |
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Skin care routines. types of cosmetics, soaps, oils, and deodorant products used.
Home remedies
Hair and nail care products and routines – new containers opened, new brands
Detergents or changes in them |
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| 2 classifications of skin lesions |
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| initial lesion, beginning of most skin diseases |
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subsequent lesions that develop during the evolutionary process of skin disease or are created by scratching or infection
Maybe the only type of lesion present |
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| types of primary skin lesions |
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Non-palpable
palpable
fluid filled
vascular (within and outside)
special |
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| non palpable primary lesion |
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Papule
Plaque
Wheal
Nodule
Tumor |
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| fluid filled primary lesion |
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Vesicle
Bulla
Pustule
Cyst |
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Telangiectasia
Spider angioma
Venous star Capillary hemangioma
Cherry angioma |
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| Vascular (outside of vessel) |
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Petechia
Purpura
Ecchymosis |
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Comedo
Burrow
Abscess
Furuncle
Carbuncle |
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Loss of Skin Surface
Material on skin surface |
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different color from surrounding tissue
May have non-palpable, fine scale |
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papule
nodule
tumor
plaque
wheal |
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discrete, solid, elevated, firm
circumscribed
Wart or elevated moles |
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Circumscribed, elevated, solid
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Elevated, firm, rough lesions
with flat top surface
**Surface area > height
Psoriasis, Seborrheic/actinic
keratoses |
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Elevated, irregular-shaped
area of cutaneous edema
Solid, transient, variable diameter
Hives or whelts
Insect bites
PPD |
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| Wheals are elevated, blanched lesions which result from increased tissue fluid dispersed in the dermis. |
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| raised palpable, fluid fille |
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Elevated, circumscribed
Superficial, not into dermis
Filled with serous fluid
Varicella
Herpes Zoster |
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Elevated, superficial
Vesicle filled with
purulent material (pus)
Acne
Impetigo |
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Elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion
Filled with liquid (purulent)
or semisolid substance that is surrounded by a membranous sac |
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| lesion filled with fluid and leukocytes (pus) |
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| Deeper collections of pus (subdermal) |
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Visible, persistent, dilation of small
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Bright red
Blanch with pressure to central area
faintly pulsatile
consists of a
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| reddish purple discoloration |
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| will turn white with pressure to central area |
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| WITHIN the vessels--spider angioma |
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| indication of possible liver problems |
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Most commonly found on the
Face
Scalp
Back
chest
Usually gone by age ten |
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A dilated veins that form a spider like pattern
Larger and darker than spider angiomas (less red and more violaceous and blue) |
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Sometimes surrounded by a pale halo
Usually found on trunk |
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| Caused by leakage of red blood cells out of vessels (extravasation) into skin or mucous membranes |
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| vascular primary lesions outside the vessel |
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| will not "blanch" with pressure |
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| primary lesions outside of the vessel |
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| Due to vascular inflammation in skin & extravasation of red blood cells |
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| Plugged opening of sebaceouc gland with a collection of keratin & sebum |
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| linear tunnel in epidermis |
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circumscribed collection of pus
Infection |
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acute, very deep, hot, tender abscess/nodule
Inflamed hair follicle |
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| deeper interconnecting infections, coalesced, multiple furuncles that communicate |
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| Thin linear papule or plaque |
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| More extensive infection of hair follicle |
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| Extensive infection of several adjoining hair follicles that drains with multiple openings onto the skin surface |
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loss of superficial epidermis
Depressed, moist, glistening
Follows rupture of vesicle or bulla
Heals without scarring |
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deeper loss of both epidermis and even into dermis
Concave
Varies in size |
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Linear or vertical crack/split in the epidermis to the dermis
Moist or dry |
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| Localized loss of the epidermal |
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Depth
border/shape
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| localized loss of epidermis and at least dermis |
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| Material on skin surface: |
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Dried serum (yellow/brown), blood (black/red), purulent (yellow, yellow-green) exudates
Various sizes
Brown, red, black, tan, straw-colored |
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Heaped-up keratinized cells
Flacky skin
Irregular
Thick or thin
Varies in size |
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Linear erosion (hollowing out) of epidermis
Crusted |
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Abrasion or scratch
Scabies |
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Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin following injury or laceration to the dermis
Collection of new fibrous connective tissue |
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Irregular-shaped, elevated, progressively enlarging scar
Grows beyond boundaries of the wound
Caused by extensive collagen formation during healing |
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Rough, thickened epidermis 2° persistent rubbing, itching, skin irritation
Often involves flexor surfaces of extremities |
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| Abnormal skin thickening of the superficial layer of the epidermis |
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Thinning of the skin surface and loss of skin margins
Skin becomes translucent and paper-like |
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| are superficial, often linear ulceration caused by scratching |
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| englarged scar, grows beyond the boundary of the initial wound |
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| Increased amount of stratum corneum |
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| Never put high concentration corisone on |
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| decreased redness due to lack of oxyhemoglobin |
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| best seen where the horny layer of the epidermis is the thinnest |
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associated with Anemia
arterial insufficiciency\
h/o fainting |
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| consistent with decreased oxygenation of blood |
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| yellowing of Involves palms, soles, face but spares sclera |
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| Skin is darker than normal |
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| Skin is lighter than normal |
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| ease of moving lesion by lifting or palpating |
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| excessive rubbing/keratinization |
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| Represents the ease of moving back into place after picked up (dehydration) |
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| Running together & merging; lesions not discrete from one another |
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| appear as rings with central duskiness |
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| Follows distribution of a nerve |
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| Increased angulation, curvature of the nail, and floating nail root |
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Trauma
Recurrent exposure to petroleum-based solvents
Raynaud's Disease or Lupus
Iron Deficiency / Hemochromatosis |
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| Separation of nail plate from nail bed |
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| Begins at free edge and proceeds proximally |
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Trauma
Onychomycosis
Psoriasis
Thyrotoxicosis |
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Nails are pocked by multiple tiny depressions
May eventually cause the nail to crumble |
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| cause of multiple anonychia |
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| Transverse grooves on the fingernails of patient recovering from a serious illness |
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| Due to arrested growth of matrix |
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| Characterized by whitening of proximal 80% of nail |
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| indications of terry's nails |
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| Transverse white lines distal to the cuticle |
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Half-and-half nails
Proximal half = White
Distal half = Pink |
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| Tiny and linear red hemorrhage |
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| indicator of chronic renal failure |
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| Tinea unguium(fungal nail infection) |
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Hypertropy of the nail plate
Onycholysis
Dystrophic changes: yellowing of the nails |
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| Inflammation of perionychium |
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Used for microscopic eval of scrapings
Used to detect fungal hyphae |
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| Used to detect fungal hyphae |
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| dissolves stratum corneum |
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| A test for assessing blanchability of cutaneous lesion |
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Performed by simply applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes to determine if redness is due to:
Erythema (capillary dilation)
Vasculitis (extravasation of blood) |
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| areas of blood extravasation |
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| Standard used to detect Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster |
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| Stained with Wright’s stain or Methylene blue |
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| Diagnostic: the presence of multinucleated giant cells |
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Ultraviolet black light
Used to detect fungal infections |
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| reveals fungal infections as sharply marginated patches of bright blue-green |
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rapid technique
Some are disposable
Circular
size specific
neat scar |
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| does not remove entire lesion; provide entry to an area |
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| Increased angulation, curvature of the nail, and floating nail root |
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| indicative of possible lung disease |
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Scar
Keloid
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Hyperkeratosis
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