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Of the three types of lesions which ones should the nail technician be concerned?
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SKIN DISORD&DISEASES
DISORDERS & DISEASES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mark on the skin | Lesion |
| Of the three types of lesions which ones should the nail technician be concerned? | Primary and Secondary |
| Lesions that are a different color than the color of the skin and/or lesions that are raised above the surface of the skin. They differentiate by size and layers of the skin affected. | Primary lessions |
| Large blister containing a watery fluid ex, contact dermatitis, large second degree burns. | Bulla |
| Closed, abnormally developed sac that contains pus or semifluis above the or below the skin | Cyst and tubercle |
| Flat spot or discoloration on the skin ex, freckle or age spot. | Macule |
| Solid bump thager than 0.4 inches that can be easily felt ex, solid lymph nodes rehumatoid nodules. | Nodule |
| Small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but may develop pus ex, Acne, Warts. | Papule |
| Raised inflamed with a white or yellow center contaning pus in the top of the lesion ex, acne, impertigo, folliculitis. | Pustule |
| Abnormal mass varying in size, shape, and color ex, cancer. | Tumor |
| Small blister or sac containing clear fluid lying within or just beneath the epidermis, ex, poison ivy, poison oak | Vesicle |
| Itchy swollen lesion that can be caused by a clow, scratch, bite of an insect ex, hives, mosquito bites. | Wheal |
| Piles of material on the skin surface, such as crust or scab or by depression on the skin surface such as ulcer. | Secondary lesions |
| Dead cells that form over a wound ex, scab, sore | Crust |
| Skin sore or abrasion produces by scratching or scraping ex, nail uticle damage from nail biting. | Excoriation |
| Crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis | Fissure |
| Thick scar resulting from excesive growth of fibrous tissue. | Keloid |
| Thin, dry, or oily plate of epidermal flakes, excesive dandruff | Scale |
| Slightly raised or depressed area of the skin that forms as a result of the healing process related to an injury or lesion. | Scar |
| Open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane of the body accompained by loss of skin depth and possibly weeping of fluis or pus, ex. chicken pox, herpes. | Ulcer |
| What are the disorders of the sudoriferous glands? | Anhidrosis, Bromhidrosis, Hyperhidrosis, and Miliary Rubra |
| Deficiency on prespiration | Anhidrosis |
| A foul-smelling prespiration usually noticable in the armpits or on the feet. | Bromhidrosis |
| Excessive smelling | Hyperhidrosis |
| Inflammatory disorder of the sweat gland accompained by burning, itching skin caused by blockage of sweat glands. | Miliaria Rubra |
| What are the skin inflammations? | Dermatitis, eczema, cellulitis, and psoriasis |
| Abnormal inflammatory condition of the skin comes in various forms such as vesicles and papules. | Dermatitis |
| Inflammatory painful ichy disease of the skin from flacky to dry ichy skin to hot or moist lesions that are blister-like there are different types of this disease but not contaigous. | Eczema |
| Apears as a swollen red area of the skin that feels hot and tender it can spread rapidly through the body but cannot spread from person to person. Is an internal baterial infection beneath the skin. | Cellulitus |
| Red patches covered with silver-white scales usually found on the scalp, elbow, knees, chest, and lower back, it is not contagious. | Psoriasis |
| Absence of melanin including the skin, hair, and eyes, skin is sensitve to light and ages faster. | Albanism |
| Increased pigmentation on the skin or dark spots that are not elevated this disorder is incorectly called liver spots. They are pools of melanin caused by cumulative sun exposure. | Chloasma |
| Technical term for freckles. | Lentigens |
| Abnormal patches and caused by a burn or congenital disease that destroys the pigment producing cells. Classified as vitiligo and albanism. | Leukoderma |
| Malformation of the skin due to abnormal pigmentation or dilted capillaries commonly known as birth marks. | Nevus |
| Abnormal brown or wine-colored skin discoloration with a circular and irregular shape. Occurs during aging after certain diseases like lupus and after disappearnce of moles freckles and liver spots. | Port-wine strain |
| Milky- white spots autoimmune disorder may be related to thyroid conditions | Vitiligo |
| Most common and least severe type of skin cancer, pearly nodules include sores, reddish patches or a smooth growth with an elevated border | Basal cell carcinoma |
| More serious than basal cell carcinoma it is scaly, red or pink papules or nodules, also appear as open sores or crusty areas can grow and spead in the body. | Squamus cell carcinoma |
| Most serious for of skin cancer as it can spread quickly. | Malignant Melanoma |
| This type of skin cancer often appear on individuals who do not recieve regular amount of sun exposure and are most commonly found on areas of thr body tha are not regularly exposed. | Malignant Melanoma |
| ABCDE cancer checklist to help make potential skin cancer easier to recognize. | Assymetry, corder irregularity, color, diameter, and evolution. |
| Infectious skin disorders | Herpes simplex, verruca, tinea manus, tinea pedis |
| Highly contagious viral infection that causes blister-like clusters typically found around the mouth, nose, or genital area. | Herpes simplex |
| Technical term for wartt, caused by a virus and is infectious. Can spread from one location to another. | verruca |
| Ringworm of the hand caused by fungal infection it is dark red to pinkish in color often confised with eczema or contact dermatitis. | Tinea manus |
| Athletes foot or ringworm of the feet its caused by fungal infection it thrives in the dark and moist places | Tinea pedis |
| Abnormal skin inflammation, continous contact with irritating substances to the skin | Contact dermatitis |
| Irritated skin | Irritant contact dermatitis |
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