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15 Cards in this Set
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Skin sore caused by pressure/immobility while lying down;also called bed sore?
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Decubitus ulcer
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Inflammation of the skin?
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Dermatitis
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Fibrous tumor of the skin?
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Dermatofibroma
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A purplish patch on the skin caused by leaking blood vessels?
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Ecchymosis
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Inflammatory skin disease that causes redness,blisters,scaling,and sensation of itching/burning?
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Eczema
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Abnormal redness of the skin?
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Erythroderma
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Tissue death/decay caused by loss or reduction in blood supply?
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Gangrene
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Skin eruption that causes clusters of deep blisters that appear periodically and there are many variations?
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Herpes
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Inflammation of a sweat gland?
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Hidradenitis
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Excessive perspiration?
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Hyperhidrosis
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Contagious skin infection that causes/looks like blisters that later erupt to form a yellowish crust?
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Impetigo
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A form of skin cancer that looks like purple or brown patches on the feet that spread by of lymphatics;used as a sign of AIDS?
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Kaposi's sarcoma
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Abnormally smooth skin?
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Leiodermia
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Abnormally light-colored skin?
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Leukoderma
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Malignant skin tumor that arises form melanocytes?
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Melanoma
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