Skin - Boxes And Tables

Front 1

Sharp, oval, circular

Back 1

Halo nevus

Front 2

depigmented halo around mole

Back 2

Halo Nevus

Front 3

many morphological changes, usually disappears and halo repigments (May take years)

Back 3

Halo Nevus

Front 4

Dome Shaped; raised; flesh to black color

Back 4

Intradermal nevus

Front 5

may be pedunculated or Hair bearing

Back 5

Intradermal nevus

Front 6

Flat to slightly elevated; dark brown

Back 6

junction nevus

Front 7

slightly elevated brownish papule

Back 7

compound nevus

Front 8

indistinct border

Back 8

compound nevus

Front 9

may be present at birth

Back 9

hairy nevus

Front 10

may cover large area

Back 10

hairy nevus

Front 11

usual yon the back in young adults

Back 11

halo nevus

Front 12

cells limited to dermis

Back 12

intradermal nevus

Front 13

nevus cells lining dermoepidermal junction

Back 13

junction nevus

Front 14

nevus cells in dermis and lining dermoepidermal junction

Back 14

Compound nevus

Front 15

usually benign; biopsy indicated because same process can occur around melanoma

Back 15

halo nevus

Front 16

no indication for removal other than cosmetic

Back 16

intradermal nevus

Front 17

should be removed if exposed to repeated trauma

Back 17

junction and compound nevus

Front 18

should be removed if changes occur

Back 18

Hairy nevus

Front 19

uniformly tan/brown; all moles on one person tend to look alike

Back 19

Normal mole

Front 20

mixture of tan, brown, black, and red/pink; moles on 1 person often do not look alike

Back 20

Dysplastic mole

Front 21

Round or oval with a clearly defined border that separates the mole from surrounding skin

Back 21

Normal mole

Front 22

irregular borders may include notches; May fade into surrounding skin and include a flat portion level with skin

Back 22

Dysplastic mole

Front 23

begins as flat, smooth spot on skin; becomes raised; forms a smooth bump

Back 23

Normal mole

Front 24

may be smooth, slightly scaly, or have a rough, irregular, "pebbly" appearance

Back 24

Dysplastic mole

Front 25

usually less than 6mm
(size of pencil eraser)

Back 25

Normal mole

Front 26

Often larger than 6mm and sometimes larger than 10mm

Back 26

Dysplastic mole

Front 27

Typical Adult has 10-40 moles scattered over the body

Back 27

Normal mole

Front 28

more than 100 moles

Back 28

Dysplastic

Front 29

Usually above the waist on sun-exposed surfaces of the body; scalp, breast, and buttocks rarely have normal moles

Back 29

Normal mole

Front 30

May occur anywhere on the body but most commonly on the BACK. May also appear below the waste and on the scalp, breast and buttocks.

Back 30

Dysplastic mole

Front 31

Cause of BROWN skin change

Back 31

darkening of melanin pigment

Front 32

Cause of WHITE skin changes

Back 32

absence of melanin

Front 33

Cause of redness/erythema

Back 33

increased cutaneous blood flow

Front 34

Causes of YELLOW skin pigment

Back 34

INCREASED: Cutaneous blood flow, RBCs, bile pigmentation (jaundice), carotene pigment.

DECREASED: visibility of oxyhemoglobin

Front 35

Causes of BLUE skin pigment

Back 35

Increased UNsaturated Hb secondary to hypoxia

Front 36

Generalized, darkening/brown pigment

Back 36

Pituitary, adrenal, liver disease

Front 37

Localized darkening/brown pigment

Back 37

Nevi, neurofibromatosis

Front 38

Generalized whitening of skin

Back 38

albinism

Front 39

Localized whitening of skin

Back 39

vitiligo

Front 40

Generalized reddening of skin

Back 40

Fever, viral exanthem, urticaria

Front 41

Localized reddening of skin

Back 41

Inflammation

Front 42

Generalized yellowing of skin

Back 42

Polycythemia, liver disease, hypothyroidism (increased carotene pigment) and eating too many vegetables with carotene, anemia, and chronic renal disease

Front 43

Blue-ing of lips, mouth, and nail beds can be caused by what disease?

Back 43

Cardiovascular and pulmonary disease

Front 44

What are discolorations produced by injury?

Back 44

Ecchymoses

Front 45

Red-purple non-blanchable discoloration greater than 0.5 cm in diameter

Back 45

Purpura

Front 46

What can cause a Purpura?

Back 46

Intravascular defect, infection

Front 47

Red central body with radiating spider-like legs that blanch with pressure to teh central body

Back 47

Spider angioma

Front 48

What causes a spider angioma?

Back 48

Liver disease, vitamin B deficiency, idiopathic

Front 49

Bluish spider, linear/irregularly shaped; does not blanch with pressure

Back 49

Venous star

Front 50

What causes a venous star?

Back 50

Increased pressure in superficial veins

Front 51

Red-purple nonblanchable discoloration LESS than 0.5 cm diameter

Back 51

Petechiae

Front 52

Causes of petechiae

Back 52

intravascular defects, infection

Front 53

Fine, irregular red line

Back 53

Telangiectasis

Front 54

What causes telangiectasis?

Back 54

dilation of capillaries

Front 55

red-purple non-blanchable discoloration of variable size

Back 55

Ecchymoses

Front 56

Cause of ecchymoses?

Back 56

Vascular wall destruction, trauma, vasculitis

Front 57

red irregular macular patches

Back 57

Capillary Hemangioma (Nevus flameus)

Front 58

Cause of Capillary Hemangioma

Back 58

Dilation of dermal capillaries

Front 59

Rotten apples

Back 59

Clostridium gas gangrene

Front 60

Mousy

Back 60

Proteus infection

Front 61

Grapelike

Back 61

Pseudomonas infection (especially burns)

Front 62

Pungent

Back 62

Schizophrenia

Front 63

Stale beer

Back 63

Tuberculosis lymphadenitis (scrofula)

Front 64

Putrid

Back 64

Anaerobic infection; scurvy

Front 65

Feculent

Back 65

Intestinal obstruction, peritonitis

Front 66

Mousy, musty

Back 66

Phenylketonuria