Lesions
What is a flat discoloration on the skin appearing less then 1cm with no change in texture on the skin?
Macule (freckle)
Skin growths are also known as?
Hypertrophies
What are areas of overactivity of melanocytes?
Hyperpigmentation
What is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous glands? (some forms have a genetic trigger)
Acne
acute eruption of small red vesicles with burning and itching of the skin caused by excessive heat? Also called prickly heat
Millaria Rubra
What is a small fluid-filled sack that develops under the epidermis of the skin?
Vesicle (example poison oak rash)
What is a lesion caused by abnormal lipid accumulation?
Xanthoma (Zan-tho-ma)
What is a benign growth that is a small, skin-colored or brown pigmented spot that may be raised and is symmetrical?
Acquired Nevus (mole)
what grade of acne is cystic acne?
Grade 4 acne
an over production of perspiration caused by excessive heat or general body weakness
hyperhidroses
What is like Vesicles but larger with dermal involvement?
Bulla or Bullae (Ex second degree burn)
What is thread-like red lines or or patterns on the skin caused by tiny widened blood vessels - venules?
Telangiectasia (tell-an-jee-eck-tay-zhee-uh)
Ex: Dilated capillaries, Rosacea.
Loss of pigmentation in spot due to disease or trauma
Hypopigmentation
condition in which a person compulsively picks and squeezes at their acne lesions causing scabs and scars
acne excoriee ex-cor-ee-ay
an inability to sweat normally
anhidrosis
What are skin problems referred to as lesions?
Anything that has abnormal appearance or growth compared to the skin around it.
What are small round red spots within the skin caused by blood vessels rupturing?
Petechiae (puh-tee-kee-eye) can be caused by trauma or blood clotting disorder
What is a disorder that is characterized by oval or irregular patches of white skin that do not have normal pigment?
Vitiligo
small bumps frequently found on the forehead and chin and associated with acne
form of eczema with sebaceous gland involvement, condition is linked to oil production in the skin combined with an abundant growth of the natural yeast on the skin
seborrheic dermatitis
What is Fissure?
A linear crack or split in the epidermis or dermis. Think about a fisherman in the cold wind with cracked skin.
What is a raised birthmark that is part of a category known as infantile proliferative hemangioma?
Hemangioma (hee-man-jee-oh-ma)
what are solar lentigo commonly referred as?
Liver spots
what are open comedones referred to as?
black heads
allergic reaction that produces an eruption of inflamed wheals
urticaria