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243 EXAM 4

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Term
Definition
skin functions   sensory perception, thermoregulation, secretion, protection, stores fat, facilitates motion, appearance and identity  
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pathogenesis of skin disease   sunlight, insects, infectious organisms, chemicals, physical agents, genetics  
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pigmented skin disorders   involve melanocytes  
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absence of melanin production   vitiligo, albinism  
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vitiligo   patches of unpigmented skin  
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albinism   overall absence of melanin  
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increase in melanin   mongolian spots  
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allergic dermatitis   poison ivy, latex allergy  
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atopic dermatitis   eczema, poorly defined erythema, edema and vesicles  
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uticaria   hives  
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angioedema   swelling in the deeper dermis, large wheals, swelling of tongue and upper airways  
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drug induced skin eruptions   erythema multiforme minor, steven johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis  
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erythema multiforme minor   ring like erythematous macules and blisters  
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steven johnson syndrome   erythema multiforme major, ulceration of mucous membrane and skin, bigger rash  
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toxic epidermal necrolysis   life threatening, large areas of denuded skin, overall body rash, skin sloughing off  
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psoriasis   circumscribed, red, thickened plaques with silver scales, genetic history, T cell mediated autoimmune, hyperkeratosis  
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hyperkeratosis   increased epidermal cell turnover, thickening of skin  
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arthropod infestations   scabies, pediculosis  
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scabies   mite, burrows in epidermis, lays eggs and larvae that migrate to skin surface, person to person  
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pediculosis   lice, wingless, lives on animal and human blood  
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lyme disease   multisystem inflammatory disease caused by the spirochete borrelia burgdorferi transmitted by tick bites  
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three stages of lyme disease symptoms   localized infection, disseminated infection, lat persistent infections  
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lyme disease disseminated infection   fever, chills, fatigue, muscle and joint aches  
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lyme disease late persistent infection   headache, stiffness, facial palsy, lyme carditis (bacteria in cardiac muscle)  
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lyme disease rash   erythema migrans, bullseye, 3 to 30 days after bite  
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rubella   german measles, caused by togavirus  
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rubella rash   starts in trunk, diffuse to extremities, punctuate, macular rash  
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rubella manifestations   enlarged cervical and postauricular lymph nodes, low grade fever, headache, sore throat, runny nose, cough  
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rubeola   7 day measles, red measles, acute  
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rubeola rash   macular and blotchy, begins on face, koplick spots over buccal mucosa  
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rubeola manifestations   high fever, malaise, enlarged lymph nodes, conjunctivitis, barking cough  
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varicella   chickenpox produced by varicella zoster, pruritus, cold like symptoms, mild fever  
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stages of varicella   macule, vesicle, granular scab  
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skin tags   outgrowths  
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keratosis   overgrowth, brown moles  
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lentigo   dark pigmented spots  
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tinea   ringworm, body or face, scalp, feet, nail  
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candidal infections   yeast, produced by C albicans, in GI, mouth and vagina, thrives in dark warm places  
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predisposed to fungal infections   diabetics (high blood glucose weakens immune response), antibiotics (disrupts microbiome), contraceptive (hormonal changes), poor nutrition, immunosuppression  
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primary bacterial infections   superficial; impetigo, bullous impetigo, ecthyma  
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impetigo   group A beta hemolytic strep or staph, small vesicles or pustules, large bullae, serous liquid hardens, pruritic  
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bullous impetigo   staph aureus, thin bullae erupt and may coalesce  
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secondary bacterial infections   deep cutaneous, infected ulcers, cellulitis  
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cellulitis   dermis and subcutaneous tissues, portal of entry - wound, scratch, common in legs and hands  
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cellulitis appearance   expanding red, swollen tender, plaque, fever, erythema, heat, edema  
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human papillomavirus   verrucae, warts common benign papilloma  
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herpes simplex type 1   spread by respiratory droplets or direct contact with infected saliva, oropharyngeal infections  
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herpes simplex type 2   genital herpes  
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herpes zoster   shingles, chicken pox sits dormant in nerve roots, pattern of rash along dermatome, where nerve root innervates  
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