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Derm - Charts Flashcards

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A slightly but uniformly pigmented macule or patch with an irregular border, 1 cm to 1.5 cm in diameter

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Cafe-Au-Lait Spots

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A superficial fungal infection of the skin causing hypo or hyperpigmented scaly macules on the trunk, neck and upper arms

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Tinea versicolor

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Depigmented macules on the face, hands, feet and other regions that may be hereditary

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Vitiligo

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A bluish color to the skin or nails

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Cyanosis

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This makes the skin turn yellow and is usually obvious in the sclera and mucous membranes

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Jaundice

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This condition causes yellow skin but does not affect the sclera. It is not harmful.

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Carotenemia

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A red hue caused by increased blood flow

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Erythema

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Violaceous patches over the eyelids

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Heliotrope

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Reddish oval ringworm-like papules or plagues

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Pityriasis rosea

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What is the distribution of pityriasis rosea?

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Trunk, upper arms and upper thighs with herald lesion (1-2 weeks before rash)

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Silvery scaly papules or plagues mainly on the extensor surfaces

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Psoriasis

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Tan flat scaly papules in a short-sleeved shirt distribution

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Tinea versicolor

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Scaly rash mainly on flexor surfaces

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Atopic eczema

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Small, non-palable, flat spot up to 1.0 cm

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Macule (ie: hemangioma)

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Flat, non-palpable spot 1.0 cm or larger

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Patch (ie: cafe-au-lait)

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Palpable, elevated lesion 1.0 cm or larger

often a group of united papules

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Plaque (ie: psoriasis)

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Palpable, elevated lesion up to 1.0 cm

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Papule (ie: psoriasis)

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Knot-like lesion larger than 0.5 cm, deeper and firmer than a papule

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Nodule (ie: dermatofibroma)

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Nodule filled with expressible material

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Cyst (ie: epidermal inclusion cyst)

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A somewhat irregular, relatively transient, superficial area of localized skin edema

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Wheal (ie: urticaria)

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A palpable elevation up to 1.0 cm and filled with serous fluid

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Vesicle (ie: herpes simplex, zoster)

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A palpable elevation 1.0 cm or larger filled with serous fluid

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Bulla (ie: insect bite)

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A palpable elevation filled with pus

yellow proteinaceous fluid with neutrophils

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Pustule (ie: acne, small pox)

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A minute, slightly raised tunnel in the epidermis

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Burrow (ie: scabies)

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Pardon me a minute while I ___ and ___.
Scratch and throw up
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A thin flake of dead exfoliated epidermis
Scale
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Dried residue of skin exudates
Crust
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Visible and palpable thickening of the epidermis with increased visibility of the normal furrows
Lichenification
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Increased connective tissue that arises from injury or disease
Scar
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Hyperthrophic scarring that extends beyond the borders of the initiating injury
Keloid
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Nonscarring loss of the superficial epidermis
Erosion
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Linear or punctate erosins caused by scratching
Excoriation
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A linear crack in the skin, usually from dryness
Fissure
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A deeper loss of epidermis and dermis, may bleed and scar
Ulcer
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What is the most common cutaneous disorder in the US?
Acne vulgaris
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What plugs the follicle in acne?
sebum and keratinocytes
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What is the common bacteria in acne?
Propionibacterium acnes
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A fiery red, small, lesion with a central body and radiating legs
Spider angioma
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A small, bluish lesion resembling a spider or linear, irregular, and cascading
Spider vein
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A bright or ruby red lesion that may become purplish with age
Cherry angioma
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A deep red or purplish round to irregular, flat lesion fading over time
Petechia or purpura
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Purple or purplish-blue lesion which fades to green, yellow and brown with time
Ecchymosis
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A common superficial hyperkeratotic papule that appers on sun-exposed skin in older adults
Actinic keratosis
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Common, benign, whitish-yellowish to brown raised papules that feel greasy or velvety
Seborrheic keratosis
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This skin cancer is commonly found on the face of adults over 40 and grows slowly
Basal cell
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This skin cancer usually appears on sun-exposed skin of adults over 60
Squamous cell
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This is another name for the common mole that has typical features
Benign nevus
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What are the typical features of a benign nevus?
1) Round or oval 2) Sharp borders 3) Uniform color 4) Usually 10mm) 5) Flat or raised
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Pressure ulcers are also called
Decubitus
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What stage is the ulcer? | A crater in the skin with full-thickness loss and damage to the SQ tissue
Stage III
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What stage is the ulcer? | A reddened area that fails to blanch with pressure and changes in temperature, consistency, sensation or color
Stage I
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What stage is the ulcer? | Full-thickness skin loss with destruction, tissue necrosis, possible damage to underlying muscle or bone
Stage IV
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What stage is the ulcer? | A blister or sore is present representing partial-thickness skin loss
Stage II
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Round or oval patches of hair loss
Alopecia areata
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Hair loss from pulling or plucking or twisting hair
Trichotillomania
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Round, scaling patches of alopecia usually caused by a fungal infection
Tinea capitus or ringworm
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A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral nail folds adjacent to the nail plate, usually caused by staph or strep
Paronychia | trauma, nail manicuring, frequent immersion
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Loss of the normal angle of the nail base due to bulbous swelling of the soft tissues
Clubbing | hypoxia, genetics, congenital heart disease, interstitial lung disease, lung CA
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A painless separation of the nail plate from the nail bed, appears as whitish or translucent areas
Onycholysis | diabetes, anemia, ADR, hyperthyroidism, bronchiectasis, syphilis
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White nail plates with a distal band of reddish brown color
Terry's nails | liver disease, heart failure, diabetes
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Nonuniform white spots that grow out with the nail
Leukonychia | trauma
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Curving transverse white bands that cross the nail parallel to the lunula
Mee's lines | arsenic poisoning, HF, Hodgkin's lymphoma, chemo, CO poisoning, leprosy
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Transverse linear depressions of the nail plates
Beau's lines | severe illness, trauma, cold exposure if Raynauds present
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Punctate depressions of the nail plate
Pitting | psoriasis, Reiter's syndrome, sarcoidosis, alopecia areata, atopic or chemical dermatitis

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