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Dermatology Disorders

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Primary lesion is defined as...   result from a dz process, has not been altered by outside manipulation, tx,  
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Secondary lesion is defined as...   lesion altered by outside manipulation, tx, natural course of disease  
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Example of "primary" lesion...   vesicle is an example of this type of lesion  
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Example of "secondary" lesion...   crust is an example of this type of lesion  
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4 types of lesions <1cm...   macule, papule, vesicle, pustule  
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3 types of lesions >1cm...   patch, plaque, bullae  
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3 types of lesions that can be any size...   cyst, wheal, purpura  
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Macule...   flat, nonpalpable discoloration  
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Papule...   solid elevation  
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Vesicle...   fluid-filled  
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Pusutle...   veiscle-like lesion with purulent content  
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Patch...   flat, nonpalpable area of skin discoloration, larger than macule  
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Plaque...   raised, lesion, smae or different color from surrounding skin, can result from a coalescence of papules  
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Bullae...   fluid-filled  
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Cyst...   raided, encapsulated, fluid-filled lesion  
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Wheal...   circumscribed area of skin edema  
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Purpura...   flat red-purple discoloration caused by RBCs lodged in the skin  
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Example of macule...   freckle  
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Example of papule...   mole  
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Example of vesicle...   varicella, HSV  
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Example of pusutle...   impetigo  
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Example of patch...   vitiligo  
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Example of plaque...   psoriasis  
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Example of bullae...   blister  
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Example of cyst...   intradermal  
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Example of wheal...   bug bites, hives  
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Example of purpura...   petichiae if pinpoint  
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Excoriation...   usually linear, raised, often covered with crust  
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Crust...   raised lesions produced by dried serum and blood remnants  
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Lichenification...   skin thickening usually found over prurutuc or friction areas  
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Scales...   raised superficial lesion that flake with ease  
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Erosion...   loss of epidermis  
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Ulcer...   loss of epidermis and dermis  
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Fissure...   narrow linear crack into epidermis, exposing dermis  
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Example of Excoriation...   scratch  
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Example of Crust...   scab  
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Example of Lichenification...   eczema  
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Example of Scales...   psoriasis  
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Example of Erosion...   sloughing  
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Example of Ulcer...   syphillis chancre  
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Example of Fissure...   cracking foot  
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Annular...   in a ring  
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Scattered...   generalized over body without a specific pattern or distribution  
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Confluent or coalescnet...   multiple lesions blending together  
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Clustered...   occurring in a group without pattern  
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Linear...   in streaks  
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Reticular...   appearing in a net-like cluster  
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Dermatomal...   limited to boundaries of a single or multiple dermatomes  
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Tx of "psoriasis vulgaris"...   Vit D derivative cre'me  
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Tx of "Herpes Zoster"...   Acyclovir  
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Tx of "Scabies"...   Permethrin  
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Tx of "Verruca vulgaris"...   Imiquimod (Aldara)  
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Tx of "Tinea pedis"...   Topical ketoconazole  
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Pityriasis rosea is usually located...   Christmas-tree distribution on trunk  
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Psoriasis vulgaris is usually located...   anterior surface of knees  
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Actinic keratosis is usually located...   sun-exposed areas  
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Scabies is usually located...   over waist-band area  
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Eczema is usually located...   antecubital fossa  
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Early signs of "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever"...   fever, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, decreased appetite, sever H/A  
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Late signs of "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever"...   rash, abd pain, joint pain, diarrhea  
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Most common tx of "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever"...   Doxy 100mg b.i.d x5-7d,  
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Lyme dz...    
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