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21 Cards in this Set
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bulla
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fluid filled blister>0.5cm in diameter
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colloid body
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small, round, eosinophillic acellular remnants of keratinocytes or collagen, indicative of degen or necrosis
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comedo
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BLACKHEAD; sebaceous follicle plug, consisting of cornified cells, sebaceous mat'l, and microorganism
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dermatitis
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inflam of dermis AND epidermis
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dyskeratosis
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alteration of kertain prod, which may be abnl, imperfect, or incomplete
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epidermotropism
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presence of mononuclear cells, usu lymphocytes, in epid
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Grenz Zone
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nl zone b/w epi and dermis in dz's that fill the dermis but spare the epi
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horn cyst
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small intraepidermal kertain-filled space resembling a cyst
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hyperkeratosis
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thickened stratum corneum
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parakeratosis
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cells in stratum corneum contain nuclei
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lichen
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a scaley lesion
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melanophage
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histiocyte that contains melanin
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microabscess
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small collection of cells, usu PMN, in epi
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nevus
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"birthmark," resers to common moles
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papillomatosis
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elongation of rete ridges and dermal papillae such that a "church-spire" like apperance is created
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pigment incontinence
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deposition of melanin pigment within dermis (usu within melanophages)
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pustule
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small circumscribed collection of pus (PMN's and necrotic debris)
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spongiosis
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intercellular edema; inflam cells (mostly lymphs)
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vesicle
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fluid-filled blister<0.5cm in diameter
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urticaria
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raised lesion that itches (includes "hives")
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aacanthosis
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thickened epi, due to keratinocyte hyperplasia
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