Disorders of the Sebaceous and Sudoriferous Glands
A hair follicle filled with keratin and sebum, known as this.
What is a blackhead?
Most common and least severe skin cancer, with a 90 percent survival rate
What is a basal cell carcinoma?
Another name for conjunctivitis is this
What is pinkeye?
Congenital hypopigmentation, or absence of melanin pigment in the body.
What is albinism?
Small brownish spot or blemish on the skin
What is a mole?
Keratin-filled cysts that appear just under the epidermis with no visible opening.
What is milia?
Scaly red papules or nodules, can spread to other parts of the body.
What is a squamous cell carcinoma?
Dermatitis
What is a broadly used term to describe any inflammatory condition of the skin?
What is lentigines?
Smalll brown-colored or flesh-colored outgrowth of the skin.
What is a skin tag?
Foul-smelling perspiration
What is bromhidrosis?
Least common cancer but is 100 percent fatal if left untreated.
What is a malignant melanoma?
Contagious bacterial skin infection that causes weeping lesions and by a staphylococcus bacteria
What is impetigo?
Change in pigmentation of skin caused by exposure to the sun or ultraviolet light
What is a tan?
An abnormal growth of the skin.
What is a hypertrophy?
Excessive sweating, caused by heat or general body weakness
What is hyperhidrosis?
Small brownish spot on the skin ranging in color
What is a normal mole?
Inflammatory, uncomfortable, and often chronic disease of the skin.
What is eczema?
Hereditary condition that causes hypopigmented spots and splotches on the skin, appear milky white.
What is vitiligo?
An acquires, superficial, thickened patch of epidermis.
What is a keratoma?
Deficiency in perspiration or the inability to sweat.
What is anhidrosis?
ABCDE Cancer Checklist when examining moles
Asymmetry, Border Irregularity, Color, Diameter, and Evolution
Skin disease that is characterized by red patches covered with silver-white scales (Usually found on the scalp)
What is psoriasis
Technical term for a birthmark, small or large malformation of the skin
What is a Nevus?
Also called a wart, is a hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis.
What is a verruca?