Exam 1 Flashcards
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Fitzpatrick Scale
Sunburns based on skin color (type I: white burns easily, type VI: darkest, doesn’t burn)
Malar rash
Lupus, nose and cheeks
Color variation
same disease, different baseline skin phenotypes (ex. tinea vesicolor)
Flat description
Macule (smaller 0.5-1cm)
Patch (larger, >1cm)
Smooth and raised description
cyst, nodule (>5mm), papule (<1cm), plaque (>1cm)
Fluid-filled description
wheal, vesicle, bullae, pustule
Secondary changes in skin
Crust, Scaly (powdery, greasy, gritty)
Red blanchable
erythema, erthyroderma, telangiectasia
Purpuric description
ecchymosis, petechiae, palpable purpura
Sunken description
atrophy, erosion, ulcer
Necrotic
eschar, gangrene (includes purtification)
Main pathology of epidermis
Dermatitis (poor differentiation)
Papulosquamous (well-demarcated)
Intraepidermal bullous (erosions)
Main pathology of dermal-epidermal junction
Subepidermal bullous
autoimmune disease (lupus)
Pigmentary disorders
Main pathology of the dermis
Cellular infiltrates (lymphocytes, histocytes, granulomas)
blood vessels
hair follicles
others: mast cells, eosinophils, neutrophils
Main pathology of fat
Deeper, panniculitis (poorly demarcated pink nodules)
Ecchmosis
Bruising without indicated pattern (hit it on something, etc)
Acral distrubution
Distal body parts, hands and feet
Dermatomal distribution
Supplied by a single spinal nerve
Intertriginious/flexural
where the skin folds/crevaces
Lymphangitic
appears where lymph is in the body
photo distribution
where the sun hits
Scattered vs. widespread
small areas everywhere vs. covering a large area
Annular:
Full circle, circle is a raised ring with normal skin inside
Arcuate
half circle, blanching, barely indurated, (seen in lupus)