Intergumentary System Review pt 3

What is eczema?

Noninfectious inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness blisters scabs and itching.

What are Scabies?

A contagious skin disorder caused by mites.

What is Urticaria?

Hives

What is Psoriasis?

A chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterized by bright red plaques covered with dry silvery scales. (Exacerbations are most common during winter

What is the condition of partial or total absence of the pigment melanin in the skin?

Albinism

Acne Vulgaris

Inflammation of sebaceous glands. Formation of inflammatory lesions on the face neck chest and back.

What is Pediculosis?

Lice

The medical term for freckle is

macule

Alopecia is

Balding

What is nevus?

A birthmark

What are bacterial infections?

impetigo, cellulitis, furuncle, carbuncle and folliculitis.

What is cellulitis?

When an existing wound is infected and infection spreads to the surrounding connective tissue. (Inflammation or infection of the skin.)

What is impetigo?

Contagious bacterial infection. (common in children) Lesions appear on the skin.

Patients with impetigo may be treated with

Topical antibiotics

A superficial infection of a hair follicle is called what?

Superficial folliculitis

An infection in an interconnected group of hair follicles or several furuncles joined together in a mass is called what?

carbuncle

An inflammation deep within a hair follicle is called what?

Furuncle

What are viral infections?

Herpes simplex, herpes zoster, verruca and papilloma virus.

What is herpes simplex?

A viral infection that causes painful blisters or ulcers often around the mouth and genitals. (cold sores, genital herpes)

What is a Herpes Zoster?

A viral infection that causes a painful rash. Typically on one side of the body along the nerve pathway. (virus that causes chicken pox)

What is Herpes Shingles?

Reactivation of herpes zoster. Virus stays in the body.

What is Papilloma virus/verruca?

Warts

What type of drugs have decreased the severity of outbreaks for patients with Herpes Simplex 1 and 2?

Antivirals

What are fungal infections?

Tinea corporis, tinea capitis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea unguium and tinea versicolor.

What is Tinea Corporis?

Ringworm. Red itchy rings that are clear in the center

What is Tinea Capitis?

Round scaly grey patches and areas of alopecia on the scalp. (common in children)

What is Tinea Cruris?

A fungal infection in the skin of the genitals inner thighs and buttocks. (aka Jock itch) Red macules with clear center and scaly border.

What is tinea Pedis?

Fungal infection on the feet (aka athletes foot)

The fungal infection of the toenails is

Tinea Unguium

What is tinea versicolor?

Fungal infection that causes discolored patches in the skin.

A wood light is a dark is ultraviolet light that is used primarily to detect what?

Fungal infection in the skin

What is Malignant Melanoma?

Black or brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in texture jagged or raised. (Most serious form of skin cancer)

A secondary growth from malignant tumor is called

Metastases

What is basal cell carcinoma?

A slow growing cancer that appears on the face shoulder and chest.

What is squamous cell carcinoma?

Occurs in any scaly epithelial area of the body lungs cervix or anus but mostly found on the skin. (less common than basal cell carcinoma)