Skin: Abnormal Conditions

Question 1

alopecia

Answer 1

absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

Question 2

ecchymosis (ecchymoses)

Answer 2

bluish-purplish mark on the skin; bruise

Question 3

petechia (petechiae)

Answer 3

small, pinpoint hemorrhage

Question 4

purpura

Answer 4

bleeding into the skin

Question 5

pruritus

Answer 5

itching

Question 6

acne

Answer 6

chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum

Question 7

burns

Answer 7

injury to tissue by heat contact

Question 8

cellulitis

Answer 8

diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling

Question 9

eczema (atopic dermatitis)

Answer 9

inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicularor paplosquamous lesions

Question 10

exanthematous viral diseases

Answer 10

rash of the skin due to a viral infection

Question 11

gangrene

Answer 11

death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

Question 12

impetigo

Answer 12

bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions

Question 13

psoriasis

Answer 13

chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales

Question 14

scabies

Answer 14

contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritis

Question 15

scleroderma

Answer 15

chronic progressive disease of the skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

Question 16

SLE systemic lupus erythematosus

Answer 16

chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints, and internal organs

Question 17

tinea

Answer 17

infection of the skin caused by a fungus

Question 18

urticaria

Answer 18

acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin; hives

Question 19

vitiligo

Answer 19

loss of pigment in areas of the skin