Disorders and Diseases
A Chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the sebaceous glands characterized by comedones and blemishes.
What is acne?
Pregnancy or during birth control use
An inflammation of the skin characterized by extreme redness dilation of blood vessels and in severe cases the formation of papules an pustules
What is rosacea?
lesions, eczema, vesicles or papules
What are different types of Dermatitis?
Basal cell carcinoma
What is the most common and least severe type of carcinoma?
a Non-inflamed buildup of cells, sebum, and other debris inside follicles
a rare genetic condition characterized by the lack of melanin pigment in the body including the skin hair and eyes
define albinism?
A vascular lesion, describes capillaries that have been damaged and are now larger
Define telangiectasia
Painful, itching disease of the skin with dry or moist lesions
What is eczema?
Squamous cell carcinoma?
Characterized by red or pink scaly papules or nodules
Furuncle
What is another name for a boil?
loss of pigmentation, light abnormal patches of depigmented skin, congenital acquired due to immunological and post inflammatory causes
define leukoderma
Sclerotherapy
How can varicose veins be treated?
Edema
What do you call swelling from a fluid imbalance in the cells or from a response to injury, infection, or medication?
Intense UV exposure
what can cause a higher risk for melanoma?
carbuncles
What is a group of boils called?
a pigmentation disease characterized by white irregular patches of skin that are totally lacking pigment
define vitiligo
lentigo
What is the technical term for a freckle?
Pruitis
What is the medical term for itching?
Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
What are the ABCDEs of melanoma?
whitish pearl like masses of sebum and dead cells under the skin with no visible opening often mistakenly called whiteheads
What does Milia?
Herpes simplex virus 2
What strand causes genital herpes?
nevus
what is another name for a birthmark?
an itchy skin disease characterized by red patches covered with white silver scales, caused by over-proliferation of skin cells that replicate too fast
What is psoriasis?
Basal cell, squamous cell, and malignant melanoma