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Esthetics chapter 9 skin disorders and diseases

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Dermatology   study of the skin, its structure, its function, its diseases, and its treatment  
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Dermatologist   physician who treats skin disorders and diseases  
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Estheticians must   not diagnose and must refer clients to a physician if medically necessary  
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Lesions   structural changes in the tissues due to damage or injury  
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Describes lesions   any mark, symptom or abnormality  
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Types of lesions   primary, secondary, and tertiary  
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Primary lesions   flat, nonpalpable changes or elevations formed by fluid in a cavity  
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Bulla   large blister with watery fluid, bigger than a vesicle  
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Cyst   closed, abnormally developed sac containing fluid, infection, and other matter, above or below the skin  
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Macule   flat spot or discoloration, ie freckle  
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Papule   small elevation with no fluid  
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Pustule   inflamed papule containing pus  
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Tubercle   abnormal rounded, solid lump, larger than a papule  
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Tumor   swelling with varied size, shape and color due to excessive cell multiplication  
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Vesicles   small blister or sac with clear fluid  
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Wheal   itchy, swollen lesion, ie hives  
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Hives   wheals or urticaria  
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Secondary lesions   develop later in disease  
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Crust   scab on a sore  
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Excoriation   skin abrasion due to scratching or scraping  
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Fissure   crack in skin penetrating the dermis, ie chapped lips  
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Keloid   thick scar from overgrowth of fibrous tissue  
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Scale   flaky skin cells  
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Scar   light, raised mark forms after injury or lesion heals  
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Ulcer   open lesion with pus and loss of skin depth  
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Acne   chronic inflammatory sebaceous gland disorder with comedones and blemishes  
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Asteatosis   dry, scaly skin from sebum deficiency  
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Comedone   mass of hardened sebum and skin cells in a hair follicle  
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Open comedone   blackhead  
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Closed comedone   whitehead; no follicular opening  
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Furuncle   pus in an abscess, boil  
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Milia   whitehead, common in dry skin types; resembles small grains of sand under the skin  
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Rosacea   chronic congestion in cheeks and nose with redness, dilation of blood vessels, and sometimes papules and pustules  
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Sebaceous hyperplasias   benign lesions in oily areas of the face, appear like blackheads, but can't be extracted  
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Seborrhea   severe oiliness of the skin  
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Steatoma aka   sebaceous cyst or wen  
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Steatoma   filled with sebum; pea to orange sized; on the scalp, neck and back  
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Anhidrosis   deficiency in perspiration  
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Bromhidrosis   foul-smelling perspiration  
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Hyperhidrosis   excessive perspiration  
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Miliaria rubra   prickly heat  
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Atopic dermatitis   related to overactive immune systems; prevalent with nasal allergies and asthma  
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Contact dermatitis   allergic reaction from contact with substance or chemical  
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Dermatitis   inflammatory skin condition  
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Eczema   inflammatory, painful itching skin disease; acute or chronic, with dry or moist lesions  
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Edema   swelling  
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Erythema   redness due to inflammation  
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Herpes Simplex   vesicle(s) on a red, swollen base, usually on lips or nostrils, contagious  
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Perioral dermatitis   small cluster of papules around the mouth, not contagious  
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Psoriasis   red patches with white-silver scales due to skin cells replicating too fast  
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Chloasma   liver spots  
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Hyperpigmentation   overproduction of pigment  
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Lentigenes   freckles; small, yellow-brown spots  
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Melasma   pregnancy mask  
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Nevus   birthmark or mole  
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Stain   brown or wine-colored discoloration  
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Tan   exposure to sun  
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Albinism   absence of melanin pigment; congenital leukoderma  
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Hypopigmentation   lack of pigment  
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Leukoderma   light abnormal patches due to congenital disease; ie vitiligo and albinism  
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Vitiligo   white spots or areas, worsened by sunlight  
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Hypertrophy   abnormal growth  
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Keratoma   abnormally thick build up of cells  
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Hyperkeratosis   thickening of the skin caused by a mass of keratinized cells  
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Actinic keratoses   pink precancerous lesions from sun damage, feel sharp or rough  
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Keratosis pilaris   redness and bumpiness in cheeks or upper arms from blocked follicles; "chicken skin"  
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Mole   brownish spot; flat or raised; don't remove hairs; watch ABCD  
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Skin tag   small outgrowths or extensions  
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Verruca   wart; contagious  
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Basal cell carcinoma   most common, least severe carcinoma; light, pearly nodules  
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Squamous cell carcinoma   more serious than basal; scaly red papules or nodules  
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Malignant melanoma   most serious skin cancer; dark, uneven patches  
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Bacterial conjunctivitis   pink eye  
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Herpes simplex virus   cold sores or fever blisters and genital herpes; contagious  
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Impetigo   clusters of small blisters or crusty lesions filled with bacteria; very contagious  
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Tinea   fungal infection  
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Tinea corporis   very contagious ringworm  
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Tinea versicolor aka   pityriasis versicolor  
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Pityriasis versicolor   yeast infection stopping melanin production  
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Acne causes   clogged pores, bacteria, cosmetics and products, triggers  
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Acne triggers   hormones, stress, foods  
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Acne grades   four; one is lowest  
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Grade I acne   minor breakouts; some blackheads, whiteheads, papules and pustules  
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Grade II acne   many blackheads; more whiteheads, papules, and pustules  
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Grade III acne   red and inflamed; many papules and pustules  
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Grade IV acne   cystic with comedones, papules, pustules and inflammation  
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Retention hyper-keratosis   hereditary; dead skin cells don't shed from follicles  
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Sebaceous filaments   blackheads without cell matter  
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Dyschromia   abnormal pigmentation of the skin  
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Freckles   macules or lentigenes  
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