4. Dermatology Flashcards
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There is 1 melanocytes for every […] keratinocytes in the epidermis.
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[…] is a tense blister that is on top of the skin and it cannot be popped easily.
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Bullous pemphigoid
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An […] is a circumscribed area of loss of only epidermis.
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erosion
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An erosion is a circumscribed area of loss of only […].
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epidermis
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[…] are circumferential blanchable macules or patches made up of open blood vessels.
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Telangiectasias
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Telangiectasias are circumferential […] macules or patches made up of open blood vessels.
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blanchable
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[…] are non-blanchable macules or patches greater than 1 cm.
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Purpura
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Purpura are […] macules or patches greater than 1 cm.
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non-blanchable
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[…] is the tracking of a lesion into wherever you create trauma (e.g. by scratching).
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Koebnerization
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[…] sign is seen in urticaria pigmentosa and mastocytosis.
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Darier’s
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Darier’s sign is seen in […] and mastocytosis.
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urticaria pigmentosa
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Darier’s sign is seen in urticaria pigmentosa and […].
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mastocytosis
disease of mast cells
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Darier’s sign is […] when a brown lesion becomes a palpable wheal after being rubbed.
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positive
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Darier’s sign is positive when a brown lesion becomes a palpable […] after being rubbed.
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wheal
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Darier’s sign is caused by the release of […] cells.
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mast
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If a rash fluoresces […] beneath a wood lamp, then it’s erythrasma.
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coral red
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If a rash fluoresces coral red beneath a wood lamp, then it’s […].
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erythrasma
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The bedside technique for […] is orange red fluorescence of the urine with a woods lamp.
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porphyria cutanea tarda
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The bedside technique for porphyria cutanea tarda is […] fluorescence of the urine with a woods lamp.
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orange red
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[…] is the classic fungal formation seen in tinea versicolor.
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‘sphagetti and meatballs’
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‘sphagetti and meatballs’ is the classic fungal formation seen in […].
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tinea versicolor
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A […] smear is commonly done to look for multinucleated giant cells characteristic of a herpes infection.
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Tzanck
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A Tzanck smear is commonly done to look for multinucleated giant cells characteristic of a […].
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herpes infection
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[…] is an acute eruption that begins with a characteristic herald plaque on the trunk.
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Pityriasis rosea
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Pityriasis rosea is an acute eruption that begins with a characteristic [...] plaque on the trunk.
herald
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Pityriasis rosea is an acute eruption that begins with a characteristic herald plaque on the [...].
trunk
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[...] is also known as a 'christmas tree' rash.
Pityriasis rosea
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Pityriasis rosea is also known as a [...] rash.
'christmas tree'
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[...] is a dermatosis with the characteristic 4 P's: pruritic, purple, polygonal, papules
Lichen planus
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Lichen planus is a dermatosis with the characteristic 4 P's: [...]
pruritic, purple, polygonal, papules
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The [...] phenomenon is seen in lichen planus.
koebner
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[...] is a dermatosis associated with hepatitis C infection.
Lichen planus
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Lichen planus is a dermatosis associated with [...] infection.
hepatitis C
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Oral [...] lesions have a lacy white reticular pattern on the mucosa.
lichen planus
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Oral lichen planus lesions have a [...] pattern on the mucosa.
lacy white reticular
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[...] is a yeast that is the cause of seborrheic dermatitis.
Pityrosporum ovale
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Pityrosporum ovale is a yeast that is the cause of [...].
seborrheic dermatitis
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Clinical suspicion for [...] is necessary for someone with really bad seborrheic dermaitis.
HIV
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Clinical suspicion for HIV is necessary for someone with really bad [...].
seborrheic dermaitis
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The [...] region is a common location for seborrheic dermatitis.
postauricular
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[...] is colloquially referred to as 'the great imitator'.
secondary syphilis
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Patients with [...] can sometimes suffer hair loss described as 'moth eaten' alopecia.
syphilis
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Patients with syphilis can sometimes suffer hair loss described as [...] alopecia.
'moth eaten'
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[...] are deep lesions found in the subcutaneous tissue of patients with tertiary syphilis.
Gumma
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Gumma are deep lesions found in the subcutaneous tissue of patients with [...].
tertiary syphilis
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[...] lupus is the common presentation of lupus that affects the skin and it commonly effects sun-exposed areas.
Discoid
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Discoid lupus is the common presentation of lupus that affects the skin and it commonly effects [...] areas.
sun-exposed
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The dermal form of lupus is known as [...] lupus.
tumid
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The [...] is a progression of the triad of diseases which include: food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and asthma.
atopic march
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The atopic march is a progression of the triad of diseases which include: [...]
food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and asthma.
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[...] is the immunoglobulin that will be elevated in atopic dermatitis.
IgE
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Some of the long term skin side effects of topical steroid use are [...] and purpura.
striae
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Some of the long term skin side effects of topical steroid use are striae and [...].
purpura
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[...] occurs when an antigen is absorbed into the skin and sensitizes T cells which then enter blood circulation.
Contact dermatitis
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Contact dermatitis occurs when an antigen is absorbed into the skin and sensitizes [...] which then enter blood circulation.
T cells
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[...] is a localized form of lichenification associated with atopic dermatitis.
Lichen simplex chronicus
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Lichen simplex chronicus is a localized form of lichenification associated with [...].
atopic dermatitis
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[...] is a form of eczema that occurs in the elderly in the winter due to frequent bathing in hot water and too much heat in general.
Eczema craquelatum
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Eczema craquelatum is a form of eczema that occurs in the elderly in the [...] due to frequent bathing in hot water and too much heat in general.
winter
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Nail pitting is classically seen in patients with [...].
psoriasis
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When the body is under extreme stress, it presents in the nail beds as [...] which are areas where nail production was halted for a time.
beau's lines
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[...] is thickening of the nail due to a fungal infection, psoriasis, or poor fitting shoes.
Onychauxis
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[...] is a white and red presentation of the nail commonly seen in liver cirrhosis.
Terry's nails
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Terry's nails is a white and red presentation of the nail commonly seen in [...].
liver cirrhosis
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[...] is the halting of hair growth during a stressful event.
Telogen effluvium
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A proximal [...] lesion is a hallmark sign of an HIV infection.
subungual
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A proximal subungual lesion is a hallmark sign of an [...] infection.
HIV
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Normal hair shedding ranges from [...] hairs per day.
50-100
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[...] is localized loss of hair in round or oval patches.
Alopecia areata
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[...] is the generalized loss of all body hair.
Alopecia universalis
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[...] is caused by the action of dihydrotestosterone, the active metabolite of testosterone.
Hirsutism
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Hirsutism is caused by the action of [...], the active metabolite of testosterone.
dihydrotestosterone
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Hypertrichosis is commonly seen in paitients that are on chemotherapeutic drugs like [...].
cyclosporine
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[...] is the primary acne lesion.
Microcomedo
| a plugging of the follicle
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One of the major factors that cause acne is the bacteria [...].
propionibacterium acnes
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[...] comedones are called blackheads.
Open
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Open comedones are called [...].
blackheads
| due to oxixized lipids and other debris
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[...] comedones are called whiteheads.
Closed
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Closed comedones are called [...].
whiteheads
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[...] is a medication reserved for refractory acne and it helps in reducing sebum.
Isotretinoin
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Isotretinoin is a medication reserved for refractory acne and it helps in reducing [...].
sebum
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The mainstay for treating acne is the [...] agent.
comedolytic
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Men are more likely to have tissue [...] associated with rosacea.
hyperplasia
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Men are more likely to have tissue hyperplasia associated with [...].
rosacea
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It's most important to get rosacea patients on long term treatment as they will [...].
flare
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[...] is a chronic scarring disease of the apocrine glands in the armpits, breasts, and anogenital regions.
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a chronic scarring disease of the [...] in the armpits, breasts, and anogenital regions.
apocrine glands
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[...] are epidermal tumors caused by HPV.
verrucae
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[...] or verruca plana are structures that can koebnerize.
Flat warts
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Flat warts or verruca plana are structures that can [...].
koebnerize
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[...] papules are angiofibroma lesions that sometimes get mistaken for HPV.
Pearly penile
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Pearly penile papules are [...] lesions that sometimes get mistaken for HPV.
angiofibroma
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[...] is an epidermal viral infection that can koebnerize.
molluscum contagiosum
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molluscum contagiosum is an epidermal viral infection that can [...].
koebnerize
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[...] is characterized as grouped vesicles on an erythematous base.
Herpes simplex virus
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Recurrent HSV differs from primary HSV in that the ulcers no longer present on [...].
the inside of the mouth
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[...] is an infection of HSV on the fingers; commonly seen in dentists.
Herpetic whitlow
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[...] vesicles are often described as 'dew drops on a rose petal.'
Varicella
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Varicella lesions first develop on the [...].
face/scalp
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[...] sign is a lesion present on the tip of the nose in some patients with zoster as it is an ophthalmologic emergency that can lead to blindness.
Hutchinson's
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Hutchinson's sign is a lesion present on the tip of the nose in some patients with [...] as it is an ophthalmologic emergency that can lead to blindness.
zoster
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[...] infect the keratinized layer of the hair, skin, and nails.
Dermatophytes
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The most commonly isolated dermatophyte is [...].
T.rubrum
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Sometimes, infection with [...] leads to a huge inflammatory response leading to the formation of a kerion of the scalp.
tinea capitis
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Sometimes, infection with tinea capitis leads to a huge inflammatory response leading to the formation of a [...] of the scalp.
kerion
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[...] is caused by the organism malassezia furfur.
Tinea versicolor
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Tinea versicolor is caused by the organism [...].
malassezia furfur
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Lesions due to [...] are seen moreseo in the summer as these lesions don't tan.
tinea versicolor
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A KOH examination of [...] will present with golden septate spherical bodies known as 'copper penny' bodies.
chromoblastomycosis
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A KOH examination of chromoblastomycosis will present with golden septate spherical bodies known as [...] bodies.
'copper penny'
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[...] is a severely debilitating skin disease often associated with ulcerative colitis.
Pyoderma gangrenosum
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Pyoderma gangrenosum is a severely debilitating skin disease often associated with [...].
ulcerative colitis
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[...] are a common finding in bacterial endocarditis.
Osler's nodes
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Osler's nodes are a common finding in [...].
bacterial endocarditis
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Vitiligo is a disease that is known to [...].
koebnerize
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[...] is an acquired brown discoloration that occurs in areas of skin exposed to the sun.
Melasma
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[...] is the presentation of a melasma during preganancy.
cholasma
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[...] is a vascultiis associated with IgA deposition.
Henoch schonelin purpura
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Henoch schonelin purpura is a vascultiis associated with [...].
IgA deposition
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[...] is a malignant cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; not a fungus.
Mycosis fungoides
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Mycosis fungoides is a malignant cutaneous [...]; not a fungus.
T-cell lymphoma
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[...] is the leukemic form of mycosis fungoides as it spreads into the blood.
Sezary syndrome
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Sezary syndrome is the leukemic form of [...] as it spreads into the blood.
mycosis fungoides
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[...] is caused by an overreactive immune and excessive production of TNF alpha.
Psoriasis
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Psoriasis is caused by an overreactive immune and excessive production of [...].
TNF alpha
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Whereas normal skin cells mature in [...] days, psoriatic skin cells mature in 3-4 days.
30
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Whereas normal skin cells mature in 30 days, psoriatic skin cells mature in [...] days.
3-4
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Severe psoriasis is characterized as affecting more than [...]% of body surface area.
10
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[...] is used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis.
Phototherapy
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[...] is the most common benign epithelial tumor.
Seborrheic keratosis
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Seborrheic keratosis is the most common [...] epithelial tumor.
benign
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A [...] is a focal telangiectatic network of dilated capillaries radiating from a central arteriole.
spider angioma
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[...] presents as a pearly shiny papule with overlying telangiectasia and rolled border.
Basal cell carcinoma
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[...] can evolve into squamous cell carcinoma if left untreated.
Actinic keratosis
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Actinic keratosis can evolve into [...] if left untreated.
squamous cell carcinoma
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[...] is the development of a squamous cell carcinoma in a burn scar.
Marjolin's ulcer
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[...] of Buschke and Lowenstein is a squamous cell carcinoma secondary to HPV infection.
Giant condyloma
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Giant condyloma of Buschke and Lowenstein is a squamous cell carcinoma secondary to [...] infection.
HPV
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The ABCs of melanoma are: [...]
asymmetry, border irregularity, color, diameterm every type of change
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[...] is an example of subclinical eczema.
Pityriasis alba
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[...] is the accumulation of fluid between keratinocytes.
Spongiosis
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Alopecia [...] is the alopecia disorder that is associated with thyroid disease.
areata
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Alopecia areata is the alopecia disorder that is associated with [...] disease.
thyroid
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[...] is the retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum and this is normal in mucous membranes.
Pankeratosis
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Parakeratosis is the retention of nuclei in the stratum [...] and this is normal in mucous membranes.
corneum
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Parakeratosis is the retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum and this is normal in [...].
mucous membranes
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Urticaria/ hives is a [...] hypersensitivity reaction.
type I
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Psoriasis can present with a microabscess of [...].
MUNRO
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Impetigo is colloquially known as [...].
'St Anthonys fire"
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[...] is caused by IgA antibodies against gluten.
Dermatitis herpetiformis
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Dermatitis herpetiformis is caused by [...] antibodies against gluten.
IgA
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Dermatitis herpetiformis is caused by IgA antibodies against [...].
gluten
