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Skin

Terms in this set (7)

Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema
- lesions pruritic, oozing, crusting, coalescent papule
- thickening of the skin (lichenification)
- most common in kids
warts
- verrucae
- common benign papillomas
- viral skin infection
Herpes Zoster
- chicken pox and shingles
- acute, painful, inflammatory disease
- eruption of vesicles
Impetigo
- acute contagious skin disease
- vesicles, pustules, and yellowish crusts: honey-crusted lesions
- caused by staph or strep
Tinea
- superficial fungal infections
- erythmateous macules or plaques with peripheral scaling and central clearing
Vitiligo
- aka: leukoderma
- sudden onset
- pigment disappears form a patch of skin
- associated with pernicious anemia, hyperthyroidism, diabetes
Albinism
- occulocutaneous albinism
- partial or total absence of melanin arises as inborn error in metabolism
- generalized lack of skin and hair pigmentation
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