Exam 1 Flashcards
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test for blanchability in which a piece of clear glass or plastic slide is pressed against the skin while the observer looks directly at the lesion under pressure
Diascopy
Allows inspection of skin lesions unobstructed by skin surface reflections; primarily used for the examination of pigmented skin lesions
Dermoscopy
Allows for visualization of the subsurface skin structures in the epidermis, at the dermo-epidermal junction, and in the upper dermis
Dermoscopy
Simplest method to microscopically identify fungi or yeasts from epidermal skin scrapings, hair roots, or nail clippings
KOH prep
Typically employed for a rapid diagnosis of HSV infections; can also be used as an initial diagnostic test for other viral and bacterial infxs and for several noninfectious inflammatory conditions
Tzank Smear
What is the prep used for scabies?
Mineral Oil
Useful in diagnosis of skin infections and pigmentation disorders by emitting UV light
Woods lamp
Bright white and sharply delineated on a Woods lamp
Vitiligo
Blue-green on a Woods lamp
M. canis - Tinea
Coral-red fluorescence on a Woods lamp
Erythrasma
Yellow-white to copper-orange on a Woods lamp
Pityriasis versicolor
Yellow-green fluorescence on a Woods lamp
Pseudomonas
Orange-red within comedones on Woods lamp
P. acnes
Scraping and/or burning off skin growths
Electrodessication & Curettage
