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AMT Sk gen
AMT Sk pp
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jock Itch | Tinea cruris |
| Athlete's foot | Tinea pedis |
| Ring worm | Tinea corporis |
| Fever blister | Herpes simplex 1 |
| Test for herpes | Tzanek |
| causes scabies | mites |
| caused by lice | pediculosis |
| highly contagious infection usually in children and caused mostly by Staph and Streptococcus | impetigo |
| inflammation under skin from infected hair follicle | boils |
| bedsore | decubitus ulcer |
| term for a group of medical conditions that cause the skin to become inflamed or irritated | eczema |
| skin scraped away by friction | abrasion |
| hemorrhages into skin due to fragile blood vessels | purpura |
| collection of pus in skin | abscess |
| containing pus | purulent |
| forming pus/discharge of pus | suppurative |
| diffuse, acute infection and inflammation of connective tissue of skin usually caused by Strept or Staphylococcus | cellulitis |
| tissue death | necrosis |
| hard, raised scar | keloid |
| scar | cicatrix |
| torn, jagged wound | laceratin |
| Pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole | nevus |
| inflammation around nail | paronychia |
| bruising (bleeding under skin) | ecchymosis |
| seborrrhic dermatitis in infants | cradle cap |
| Cancer that lines blood/lymph vessels, typically appearing as purplish, painless spots on legs/arms. | Kaposi's Sarcoma |
| Pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under skin | petechiae |
| Chronic inflammatory condition consisting of papules forming “silvery scale” patches with circular border | psoriasis |
| treatment of psoriasis; psoralen drug and ultraviolet A light | PUVA |
| Chronic form of acne seen in adults involving redness, tiny pimples, and broken | rosacea |
| Genetic condition in which body is unable to make melanin | albinism |
| Excessive hairiness due to increased Androgens | hirsutism |
| Removal of superficial skin lesions with curette (surgical instrument shaped like a spoon) or scraper | curettage |
| excessive sweating, especially to an unusual degree as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug | diaphoresis |
| Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound | debridement |
| Destruction of tissue by using caustic chemicals, electric currents, or by heating or freezing | cauterization |
| removal of wrinkles; face lift | rhytidectomy |
| burn scar | eschar |
| blackhead | comedo |
| bruise caused by a blow injury | contusion |
| raised small fluide filled spon on skin | vesicle |
| Also called hives; skin eruption | urticaria |
| Condition in which skin has lost its elasticity | scleroderma |
| causes chicken pox | varicella |
| a wart | verruca |
| transplant from a genetically non-identical donor of same species | allograft/homograft |
| dry, scaly, rough skin, inherited | ichthyosis |
| Condition where pigment is lost from areas of skin causing whitish patches | vitiligo |
| baldness | alopecia |
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