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21 Cards in this Set
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basal cell carcinoma
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skin cancer
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diaphoresis
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profuse sweating
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ecchymosis
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bruise
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eschar
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thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over a deep wound
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gangrene
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tissue necrosis
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ichthyosis
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skin becomes extremely dry
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hirsutism
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excessive hair growth over the body
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keloid
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formation of raised and thickened hypertrophic scar
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pruritus
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severe itching
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psoriasis
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chronic inflammatory condition; papules forming silver scale patches with circular borders
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purpura
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hemorrhages into the skin due to fragile blood vessels
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purulent
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containing pus or an infection that is producing pus
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sebaceous cyst
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sac under the skin filled with sebum
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squamous cell carcinoma
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cancer of epidermis layer of skin that may metastasize
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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chronic disease of connective tissue; red, scaly, butterfly rash across cheeks and nose
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urticaria
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hives
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vitiligo
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disappearance of pigment from skin; leukoderma
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cauterization
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destruction of tissue
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curettage
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removal of superficial skin lesions with curette (spoon)
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debridement
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removal of foreign material and dead of damaged tissue from wound
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dermabrasion
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abrasion using wire brushes or sandpaper
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