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Appendages of the skin

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Hair
Nails

Sebaceous glands

Eccrine sweat glands

Apocrine sweat glands

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ABCDEs of melanoma recognition

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Asymmetry
Borders irregular

Color variation (blue/black mixed)

Diameter > 6 mm

Evolution in size, etc.

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Sun exposure
Most common cancer

Pearly, waxy papule, bleeds easy, central crater with rolled borders

Usually stays local

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Can metastasize
primarily head,neck oral
Preceded by actinic keratosis lesion
Clinically: scaling, crusting, telangiectasia, raised or allow ulcer

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Normal mole

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Uniform (they all look a like)
Clear defined borders

< 6 mm

Round or oval

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Dysplastic mole

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Varied appearance
Irregular borders

Smooth, scaly, rough, irregular

> 6 mm

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Acrocyanosis

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Bluish discoloration of the hands and feet

May be present at birth ad persist for several days

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Alopecia

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Hair loss

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Alopecia areata

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Patchy, non-scarring, asymmetric hair loss occurring in sharply defined areas of the scalp or beard

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Annular

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Shaped like a ring, used to describe lesion that forms a ring around a clear center of normal skin

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Atrophy

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Thinning of skin surface and loss of skin markings; translucent and paper-like

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Bulla

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Vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter

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Cellulitis

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Diffuse, acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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Chloasma

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Facial discoloration common during pregnancy

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Confluent

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Lesions that run together

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Crust

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Dried serum, blood, or purulent exudates, slightly elevated, size varies

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Cutis marmorata

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Marbled or mottled appearance of the skin of a newborn when exposed to decreased temperatures
Occurs because the newborn’s immature vascular system is unable to adapt to temperature changes

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Cyst

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Elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion in dermis or subcutaneous layer
Filled with liquid or semi-solid material

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Dermatomal

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Lesion that follows a nerve or segment of the body

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Ecchymosis

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Contusion or bruise

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Eczematous dermatitis

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Common inflammatory skin disorder presenting with puritic papulovesicular lesions

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Erosion

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Loss of part of the epidermis, follows rupture of a vesicle or bulla
Depressed, moist, glistening

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Erythema toxicum

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Common transient benign condition seen in newborns during the first week consisting generalized small papules or pustules

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Excoriation

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Loss of the epidermis

Linear hollowed-out, crusted area

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Fissure
Linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis | May be moist or dry
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Folliculitis
Inflammation and infection of the hair follicle and surrounding dermis
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Furuncle
Deep-seated infection of the pilosebaceous unit
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Harlequin color change
Skin coloration that occurs in some newborns in response to changes in position
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Keloid
Irregular-shaped, elevated, progressively enlarging scar caused by excessive collagen formation during healing Grows beyond the boundaries of the wound
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Lanugo
Fine, silky hair of newborn's skin
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Lichenification
Rough, thickened epidermis secondary to persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation Often involves flexor surface of extremity
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Macule
Flat, circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin Less than 1 cm in diameter
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Mongolian spots
Areas of deep bluish-gray pigmentation most commonly on the sacral aspect of a newborn
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Morbilliform
Maculopapular lesions that becomes confluent on the face and body
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Nevus
Mole that varies in size and color
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Nodule
Elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion | Deeper in dermis than a papule, 1-2 cm in diameter
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Papule
Elevated, firm, circumscribed area | Less than 1 cm in diameter
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Patch
Flat, non-palpable, irregular shaped area that is greater than 1 cm in diameter
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Petechiae
Tiny, flat purple or red spots on the skin surface, resulting from minute hemorrhages within the dermal layer
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Pityriasis rosea
Common, self-limiting exanthematous rash whose onset is marked by a "herald patch"
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Plaque
Elevated, firm, rough lesion with flat top surface greater than 1 cm in diameter
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Psoriasis
Chronic recurrent disease of keratin synthesis
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Pustule
Elevated, superficial lesion | Similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid
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Salmon patches
"Stork bites" | Flat, deep pink localized areas usually seen on the mid-forehead, eyelids, upper lip, and back of newborn
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Scale
Heaped up, keratinized cells | Flaky, irregular skin that is thick or thin, dry or oily, and varies in size
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Scar
Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin following injury or laceration to dermis
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Sebum
Lipid substance that keeps hair and skin from drying out
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Stellate
Star-shaped lesion
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Telangiectasia
Fine, irregular red lines produced by capillary dilation
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Tinea
Group of noncandidal fungal infections
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Tumor
Elevated and solid lesion, deeper in dermis May or may not be clearly demarcated Greater than 2 cm in diameter
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Vellus hair
Short, fine, nonpigmented hair
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Vernix caseosa
Mixture of sebum and cornified epidermis that covers the infant's body at birth
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Vesicle
Elevated, circumscribed, superficial lesion that is filled with serous fluid Less than 1 cm in diameter
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Wheal
Elevated, irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema | Solid, transient, and variable in diameter
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Ulcer
Loss of epidermis and dermis | Concave, varies in size
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Melanoma
- malignancy of melanocytes - primarily in skin (can occur anywhere) - May become invasive - CLINICALLY = (ABCDEs) Asymmetry, irregular borders, variations in color, diameter > 6mm

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