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32 Cards in this Set
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inflammatory disorder of sebaceous glands and hair follicles
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acne vulgaris
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plug of keratin or sebum in a hair follicle blackheads whiteheads
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comedo
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excessive growth of hair on women and children
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hirsutism
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hair loss on scalp eyebrows eyelashes
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alopecia
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skin eruption producing dilation of blood vessels on face nose cheeks
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rosacea
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white skin patches destruction of pigment cells
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vitiligo
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skin eruption toxic or allergic reaction to light
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photosensitivity reactions
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describing inflammation of the skin
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dermatitis
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chronic genetic noncontagious skin disorder that can affect any part of the body
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psoriasis
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the general term encompassing various inflamed skin conditions
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eczema
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atopic dermatitis
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eczema
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acute short lived inflammatory skin disease with papules
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pityriasis rocea
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brown patchy hypermelanotic skin disorder on forehead cheeks and near nose
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melasma
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what is impetigo?
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skin infection
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where does impetigo usually infect?
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around the mouth and nose mainly but on any other part of the body too
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What is the cause of impetigo?
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Group A streptococcus or Staphylococcus
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angioma
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tumor like mass formed by dilated blood vessels
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spider angioma
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tiny dilated veins that spread outward in a spiderlike appearance
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another name for spider angioma
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talangiectases
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corns
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usually result from external pressure like ill fitting shoes
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callous
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area of thickened skin produced by external pressure or friction
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keloid
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thickened scar tissue
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cicatrix
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normal scar tissue
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keratosis
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thickened area of the epidermis
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leukoplakia
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white thickened patches on mucuos membrane tissue of cheek or tongue
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nevos
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pigmented tissue of the skin benign mole
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verruca
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epidermal growth wart
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basal cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the epidermis most common almost never fatal
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malignant melanoma
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skin cancer attributed to sunburns appearing on upper back lower legs head and neck
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squamas cell carcinoma
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malignant type of cancer begins in epidermis produces firm nodular lesion with crust or ulceration
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cancerous lesions
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basal cell carcinoma
malignant melanoma squamas cell carcinoma |
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nevus
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pigmented lesion of the skin benign mode
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