Chapter 16: Signs And Symptoms

Front 1

alopecia

Back 1

Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows
(Baldness). May be hereditary, caused by disease/treatment, or may occur with old age.
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease where hair falls out in patches without scarring or inflammation

Front 2

ecchymosis, ecchymoses

Back 2

Buish-purplish mark (bruise) on skin
caused by hemorrhages into the skin from injury or leaking of blood from vessels.

Front 3

petechia, petechiae

Back 3

small, pinpoint hemorrhage.
Petechiae are smaller versions of ecchymoses
they are both forms of purpura (bleeding into the skin).

Front 4

pruritus

Back 4

itching.
similar to forms of dermatitis
results from stimulation of nerves in the skin by substances released in allergic reactions or by irritation caused by substances in the blood or by foreign bodies.