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adip/o
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fat
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cutane/o
cut/o |
skin
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dermat/o
derm/o |
skin
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epidermis
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outermost layer
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derma
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2nd layer
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subcutaneous
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3rd layer
consisting mostly of adipose tissue |
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corne/o
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horny
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kerat/o
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horny
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melan/o
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black
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sud/o
sudor/o |
sweat
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seb/o
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sebum (oil)
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hidr/o
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sweat
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oncych/o
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nail
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pil/o
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hair
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trich/o
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hair
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fasci/o
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sheet, band
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corium
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dermis
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eccrine glands
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help dissipate excessive heat
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integument
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skin
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keratin
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major strutural material of hair and nails
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lunula
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white crescent at base of nail
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melanin
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pibment that gives color to skin
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stratum corneum
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outermost layer of epidermis
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subcutaneous tissue
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3rd layer of tissue
also called hypodermis |
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sudoriferous glands
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sweat glands
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KOH smears
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skin scrapings from suspect fungal lesions immersed in 20% aqueous potassium hydroxide
examined for hypha (mold) spores |
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skin biopsy
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removal of lesions for path.examinaton
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patch test
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small piece of gauze or paper treated with suspected allergans gauge for reaction in 48 hours
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scratch test
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small scratches w/ sus. allergans applied
examined 20-60 minutes later and again after 24 hours |
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intradermal test
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reactive substance injected between dermis and epidermis
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tzanck smear
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test of fluid from base of vesicle (small blister)
stained & examined under microscope |
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Wood's light examination
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viewed in darkened room through Wood's light, usually for fungal infections
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ANA
antinuclear antibody titer |
usually for lupus or other diseases of connection tissue
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enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ELISA |
blood screening test usually for HIV
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T3, T4, T7, TSH
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blood tests to determine thyroid function
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abscess, carbuncle, furuncle
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localized collection of pus
furuncle usually around hair follicle carbuncle are larger abscesses |
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candidiasis
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yeast type fungal infection
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cellulitis
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diffuse or spreading inflammation of skin
usually caused by staphylococcus |
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cheilitis
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lip inflammation
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exanthem
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measleslike eruption or rash due to virus, bacterial toxin or allergic reaction to drug
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herpes simplex type 1
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commonly called fever blisters or sores usually around nose and lips
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herpes genitalis
(simplex type 2) |
commonly called genital herpes
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herpes varicella
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commonly called chickenpox (in children
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herpes zoster
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commonly called shingles
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impetigo
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bacterial, inflammatory skin disease caused by staphlococci or streptococci
vesicles, pustules and crusted lesions |
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lyme disease
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multisystem infection
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measles
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rubeola virus
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pediculosis
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infested w lice or crabs
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pityriasis rosea
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benign rash
scaling rose colored spots |
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scabies
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contagious parasitic infection of the skin very itchy
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tinea
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skin disease caused by fungus, ringworm
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tinea versicolor
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superficial fungal infection on the trunk and arms caused by overgrowth of yeast
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verruca
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wart
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acne vulgaris
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inflammatory disease blah blah blah
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contact dermititis
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acute or chronic allergic reaction affecting the skin
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eczema
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inflammation of skin
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lichen planus
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recurrent, itchy inflammatory skiin eruption usully accompanied by oral lesions
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psoriasis
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chronic skin disease
red raised plaques and silvery scales |
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rosacea
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chronic red pustules that erupt in middle of face
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scleroderma
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chronic disease caused by infiltration of fibrous tissue hardening of skin
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sebaceous cyst
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cyst caused by blockage of sebaceous gland
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systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE)
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chronic inflammatory disease of connective tissue
red rash? |
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urticaria
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for example: hives
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actinic keratosis
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premalignant condition
growth of wartlike lesions on sun exposed areas of skin |
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basal cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the basal layer of epidermis
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albinism
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genetic total or partial abscence of pigment in skin, eyes and hair
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ephelis
PL: ephelides |
freckle
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hemangioma
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benign tumor of newly formed blood vessels
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Kaposi sarcoma
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malignant vascular skin tumor
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keloid
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abnormall large thickened scar
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lentio
PL: lentigines |
large brown patches on skin
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leukoplakia
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white thickened patches on mucous membrane
tongue, cheeck or female genitalia |
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malignant melanoma
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malignant pigmented mole or tumor
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melasma
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dark patches of skin on face
commoned call Mask of Pregnancy |
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nevus
PL: nevi |
mole or birthmark
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seborrheic keratosis
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beningn overgrowth of epithelial cells into brown warty bumps (old age spots)
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squamous cell carcinoma
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malignant tumor of squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis
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vitiligo
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condition caused by destruction of melanocytes
seen as white patches of skin |
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alopecia
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partial or total hair loss
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folliculitis
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inflammation and infection of hair follicle
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hisutism
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excessive growth of hair
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paronychia
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infection of skin around nail
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abrasion
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scrape
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avulsion
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trauma caused by a portion of skin or appendage is torn away
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first degree burn
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superficial
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second degree burn
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blistered, moist pink or red skin
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third degree burn
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charring affecting all layers of skin
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fourth degree burn
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charring extending to muscles or bones
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callus
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thickening of horny layer of epidermis due to pressure or friction
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contusion
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bruise
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corns
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local thickening of tissue, usually on feet
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decubitus ulcer
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pressure sore
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excoriation
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scratch
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hematoma
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blood accumulation
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hyperthermia
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overheating of body
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hypothermia
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when body falls below 95 degrees
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laceration
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cut in skin due to sharp object
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purpura
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large bruises on skin
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diaphoresis
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condition marked by profuse perspiration
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exfoliative dermatitis
or erythroderm |
generalized scaling of skin
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hyperhidrosis
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excessive perspiration
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pemphigoid
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specific blistering disease of skin
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pemphigus
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blistering disease of skin and mucous membrane
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petechia
PL: petechiae |
fine bleeding points in skin
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bulla lesions
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large, fluid filled
blister |
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corns
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local thickening of tissue, usually on feet
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decubitus ulcer
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pressure sore
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excoriation
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scratch
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hematoma
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blood accumulation
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hyperthermia
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overheating of body
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hypothermia
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when body falls below 95 degrees
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laceration
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cut in skin due to sharp object
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purpura
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large bruises on skin
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diaphoresis
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condition marked by profuse perspiration
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exfoliative dermatitis
or erythroderm |
generalized scaling of skin
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hyperhidrosis
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excessive perspiration
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pemphigoid
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specific blistering disease of skin
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pemphigus
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blistering disease of skin and mucous membrane
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petechia
PL: petechiae |
fine bleeding points in skin
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bulla lesions
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large, fluid filled
blister |
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macule lesion
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small flat discoloration of skin
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nodule
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larger rounded lump in skin
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papule
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small elevated lump in skin
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plaque
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wider elevation in the skin
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patch
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flat large discoloration in the skin
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pustule
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pus filled swelling in the skin
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vesicle
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small clear liquid accumulation in the skin
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wheal
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hive transient swelling in the skin
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pruritis
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itching
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secondary lesions
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lesions that arise from primary lesions
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xanthoma
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distinct yellow growth caused by deposits of fat in the skin
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allergy immunotherapy
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treatment of allergy by using desensitizing injections of allergy serum
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cryosurgery
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extreme cold to remove . . .
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curettage
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destruction and removal w/spoon shaped sharp instrument (scraping)
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debridement
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removal of debris, foreign objects or damaged tissue from skin to prevent infection
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dermabrasion
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removal by mechanical or chemical abrasives
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eletrocoagulation
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solidification of tissue w/ electrical current
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electrodessication
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destruction with a diathermy instrument
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escharotomy
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incision into necrotic tissue resulting from a severe burn
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fulguration
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destruction of tissue by electric sparks
not inserted into tissue as in electrodessication |
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laser therapy
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destruction of tissue by laser
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Moh's surgery
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technique for removal of malignant growth
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photochemotherapy
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use of oral or topical psoralen medications followed by exposure to light
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autograft
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from patient
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homograft
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from other patient
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heterograft
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from animal (or synthetic substance?)
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bx
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biopsy
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decub
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decubitis ulcer (bed sore)
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derm
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dermatology
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ELISA
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enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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FANA
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fluorescent antinuclear antibody
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FS
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frozen section
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I&D
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incision and drainage
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ID
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intradermal
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KOH
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potassium hydroxide
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PUVA
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psorafen ultraviolet A-range
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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subcu, subq, SC, SQ
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subcutaneous
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TENS
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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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ung, unst
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ointment
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UV
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ultraviolet
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macul/o
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spot
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myc/o
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fungus
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squam/o
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scaly
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