skin diseases 06 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
chronic skin disease marked by the appearance of discrete pink or red lesions surmounted by silvery scaling. | psoriasis |
dry, cracked, encrusted skin. lesions may appear on scalp, chest, buttocks, and extremities. | psoriasis |
hives | urticaria |
inflammatory reaction of the capillaries beneath a localized area of the skin | urticaria |
inflammatory disease of the subecaceous glands and hair follicles | acne vulgaris |
appearance of comedos, papules,and pustules. more common in adolescents. | acne vulgaris |
loss of hair | alopecia |
contagious superficial skin infection marked by vesicles or bullae that become pustular, rupture, and form yellow crusts | impetigo |
boil | furuncles |
several furuncles develp8ng in adjoining hair follicles with multiple drainage sinuses | carbuncle |
skin infestation with lice, a parsitic insect | pediculosis |
localized area of dead skin and subcutaneous tissue | decubitus ulcers |
chronic, superficial fungal infection | dermatophytoses |
can occur in the tinea capitis(scalp), tinea corporis(body), tinea unguium(nails), tinea pedis(feet), or tinea cruris(groin) | dermatophytoses |
horny indurations and thickening of the stratum corneum of the skin, they have a central keratinous core | corns |
localized hyperplasia of the stratum corneum callus will exhihit as a lesion. | calluses |
verrucae; circumscribed, elevated skin lesions resulting from hypertrophy of the epidermis. | warts |
connective-tissue disorder characterized by a superficial, localized inflammation of the skin. | discoid lupus erythematosus (DLS) |
systemic sclerosis; progressive, chronic, systemic disease characterized by diffuse fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. | scleroderma |
may appear in two forms. morphea- skin becomes thickened and densely fibrous. systemic- both skin and internal organs are involved. | sclerosderma |
chronic functional disease of the sebaceous glands marked by an increase in the amount and often alteration in the quality of the sebaceous secretion. | seborrheic dermatitis |
when this occurs in infancy it is called cradle cap. it is also common in the diaper area. | seborrheic dermatitis |
acute skin inflammation caused by the direct action of various irritants on the surface of the skin or by contact with substance to which an individual is allergic or sensitive | contact dermatits |
inflammation of the skin, unknown etiology, iherently irritable skin. common among infants, but it may occur at any time in life. | atopic dermatitis |
eczema | atopic dermatitis |
skin erupions occurring about the perimeter of the mouth, lips, and nose, or on the mucous membranes within the mouth. | cold sores and fever blisters |
shingles | herpes zoster |
acute inflammatory eruption of highly painful vesicles on the trunk of the body or occasionally on the face | herpes zoster |
most common skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas | skin carcinomas |
neoplasm composed of abnormal melanocytes appearing in both the epidermis and dermis | malignant melanoma |
common in childhood skin diseases that may be chronic and familial in nature | atopic dermatitis |
maculopapular and occasionally excoriated eruption in the diaper area of infants | diaper rash |
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