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purpura   red purple nonblanchable discoloration greater than 0.5 cm diameter  
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petechiae   red-purple nonblanchable dicoloration less than 0.5cm diameter  
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ecchymoses   red purple nonblanchable discoloration of variable size  
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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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papule   an elevated, firm circumscribed area, less than 1 cm in diameter  
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patch   a flat, nonpalpable, irregular shaped macule greater than 1 cm in diameter  
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plaque   elevated, firm and rough lesion with flat top surface greater than 1 cm in diameter  
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wheal   elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema; solid, transient, variable diameter  
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nodule   elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; 1 to 2 cm in diameter  
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tumor   elevated and solid lesion; greater than 2 cm in diameter  
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vesicle   elevated, circumscribed, superficial, filled with serous fluid; less than 1 cm in diameter  
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bulla   elevated, circumscribed, superficial, filled with serous fluid; greater than 1 cm in diameter  
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pustule   elevated, superficial lesion; filled with purulant fluid and less than 1 cm in diameter  
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cyst   elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion; in dermis or subcutaneous; filled with liquid or semi solid material  
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telangiectasia   fine, irregular, red lines produced by cpillary dilation  
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comedo   a plug of sebum and keratin in the opening of a hair follicle, the opening can be dilated forming a blackhead, or closed forming a whitehead.  
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burrow   a channel under the skin caused by parasites  
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abscess   accumulation of purulent material in the dermis or subcutaneous  
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furuncle   A necrotizing form of inflammation of a hair follicle  
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carbuncle   A coalescence of several furuncles  
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milia   keratin filled cysts in distal sweat gland (miliaria)  
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erythema   pink or red blanchable discoloration due dilated blood vessels (sunburn)  
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spider angioma   blanchable, red body with radiating legs  
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Venous star   non- blanchable, bluish spider  
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Capillary hemangioma   patch (papule) due to destruction of dermal capillary  
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erosion   loss of epidermis  
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ulcer   loss of epidermis and some of the dermis  
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fissure   linear track in epidermis  
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excoriation   superficial linear trauma  
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scaling   shedding stratum cornea  
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crusting   dried serum, pus or blood  
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lichenification   thickening and roughing of skin  
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keloid   hypertrophied scar tissue  
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scar   connective tissue replacement  
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sclerosis   hardening of the skin  
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annular   ring shaped  
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Arcuate   partial rings  
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circinate   circular  
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discoid   disc shaped without center clearance  
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reticulated   lace like  
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serpiginous   snake like  
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linear   straight line  
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iris   center within a circle  
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abcd of malignant appearance   asymmetry, irregular borders, color, diameter greater than 6 mm  
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epidermis   avascular, contains appendages  
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dermis   vascular connective tissue, neural fibers, and autonomic nervous fibers  
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hypodermis   fatty subcutaneous layer  
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eccrine sweat glands   sweat glands that are used for temperature regulation  
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appocrine sweat glands   produce milky substance (produce bo from bacteria). triggered by emotion  
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sebaceous glands   glands that produce sebum (lipid fluid). used to keep skin moist. stimulated by sex hormones  
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vernix caseosa   mixture sebum & cornified epidermis covers the baby at birth.  
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lanugo   fine silky hair over shoulders and back of newborn shed 10 14 days.  
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Mee's bands   white lines due to arsenic poisoning or acute illness  
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Lindsay's nails   proximal half white, distal half pink, often due renal  
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Terry's nails   white except for distal tip; seen with cirrhosis  
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Beau's lines   response to stress that temporarily halts nail growth, pneumonia causes white streaks in nail.  
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Spoon nails   hypochromic anemias  
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alopecia   loss of hair  
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eczematous dermatitis   most common inflammatory skin disorder. Includes primary contact dermatitits, allergic contact dermatitis  
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folliculitis   staphylococcal infection of the hair follicle and surrounding dermis produces folliculitis.  
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cellulitis   diffuse, acute, streptococcal, or staphylococcal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  
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pityriasis rosea   self-limiting inflammation of unknown cause. Onset is sudden with occurrence of a primary oval or round plaque with fine, superficial scaling.  
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psoriasis   chronic and recurrent disease of keratin synthesis that is characterized by well circumscribed, dry, silvery, scaling papules and plaques.  
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rosacea   chronic inflammatory skin disorder that is characterized by telangectasia, erythema, papules, and pustules that occur particulary in the central area of the face.  
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Drug eruption - Hives   discrete or confluent erythematous maculpapules on the trunk, face, extremities, palms, or soles of the feet.  
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herpes zoster (shingles)   viral infection, usually of a single dermatome, that consists of red, swollen plaques or vesicles that become filled with purulent fluid.  
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herpes simplex   viral infection by herpes simplex produces tenderness, pain, paresthesia, or mild burning at the infected site before onset of the lesions. Grouped vesicles appear on an erythematous base and then erode, forming a crust  
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kaposi sarcoma   malignant tumor of the endothelium and epithelial layer of the skin. Lesions are characteristically soft, vascular, bluish purple, and painless  
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hirsutism   growth of terminal hair in women in the male distribution pattern on the face, body, and pubic areas  
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paronychia   inflammation of the paronychium produces redness, swelling, and tenderness at the lateral and proximal nail folds.  
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subungual hematoma   trauma to the nail plate sever enough to cause immediate bleeding and pain.  
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leukonycia punctata   white spots appear in the nail plate as a result of minor injury or manipulation of the cuticle.  
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onycholysis   loosening of the nail plate with separation from the nail bed that begins at the distal groove.  
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impetigo   highly contagious staphylococcal or streptococcal infection of the epidermis commonly causes pruritus  
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miliaria   irregular, red, macular rash caused by occlusion of sweat ducts during periods of heat and high humidity.  
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