Chapter 8 Skin Disorder Key Terms Flashcards
Understanding the bold words key terms on the chapter.
When deeper infections cause the formation of a mass of pus in the tissue. The pus consists of both living and dead WBC and bacteria, along with tissue debris and serum.
Abscess
A recessive trait congenital disorder in which the body lacks production of melanin. The person with this trait has white skin and hair and lacks pigment in the iris of the eye.
Albinism
An inherited tendency toward allergic condition. Example frequent FH of individuals with eczema, allergic rhinitis, hay fever, asthma which all indicate a genetic component.
Atopic
The loss of surface layer such as the epithelium
Denulation
High level of WBC type called eosinophils in the blood. Often represents an allergic or parasitic infection. Common causes of eosinophilia are allergic or atopic disorders (typically respiratory or dermatologic)
Eosinophilia
Not triggered by cosmetic or health concerns however it is preceded by a feeling of tension or anxiety that is relieved by picking which often is also accompanied by a feeling of gratification.
Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder
A protein found in skin, hair, and nails that prevents both losses of body fluid through the skin and entry of excessive water into the body as when swimming
Keratin
Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder is one of the s/sx of?
pediculosis (lice)
emerges from eggs then migrates to the skin surface and then burrows into the skin in search of nutrients
larvae
when mites known as Sarcoptes scabies burrow into the epidermis and lay eggs for several weeks
scabies
thick leathery patches
lichenification
a flat skin lesion that may or may have not distinct borders
macules
itching
pruritus
an oily secretion produces by the sebaceous gland which keeps the hair and skin soft and hinders fluid loss from the skin. The secretion it increases at puberty under the influence of sex hormones.
sebum
