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Pustules
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small, inflamed, pus-filled, blister-like lesions on the skin surface they are common in acne. They may occur anywhere on the body, but most commonly in the usual acne areas.
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Seborrheic Keratosis
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the presence of benign wart-like growths on the surface of the skin. it is a benign form of skin tumor. The origin is unknown.
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Lentigines
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Commonly Called liver spots and are small, flat, brown macules. They are clusters of melanocytes that appear following extensive sun exposure. They are not malignant.
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Vitiligo
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a skin condition in which there is loss of pigment from areas of skin resulting in irregular white patches with normal skin texture.
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What are the nine functions of the skin?
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Protection, Prevents penetration, Perception, Temperature regulation, Identification, Communication, Wound repair, Absorption and secretion, Production of Vit. D
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What is the definition of seborrhea
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Oily skin
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What is Xerosis
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Dry skin
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Differentiate between sebaceous, eccrine, and apocrine glands
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Sebaceous glands produces a protective lipid substance called selbum which oils and lubricates the skin. Eccrine glands produce sweat. And apocrine glands produce a thick milkly secretion and open into the hair follicles.
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what is erythemia
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An intense redness of the skin due to excess blood in dilated superficail cappillaries, as in fever or inflammation.
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what is Cyanosis
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A blueish mottled color of the skin that signifies decreased profusion
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What is jaundice
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a yellow color to the skin indication of rising amounts of bilirubin in the blood.
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what is alopecia
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baldness (hair loss)
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confluent
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skin lesions that run together
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Excoriation
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Self-inflicted abrasion on skin due to scratching
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what is purpura
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Red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in blood vessels.
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Bulla
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elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1 cm diameter
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Erosion
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Scooped out, shallow depression in the skin.
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Furuncle
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Boil. suppurative inflammatory skin lesion due to infected hair follicle
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Thick, dried out exudate left on skin when vesicles/pustules burst or dry up
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Crust
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Hemangioma
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Skin lesion due to benign proliferation of blood vessels in the dermis
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Erythema toxicum
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a common rash that appears in the first 3-4 days of life. sometimes called the flea bite rash or newborn rash. it consist of tiny, punctate, red macules and papules on the cheeks, trunk, chest, back, and buttocks.
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Zosteriform
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a linear arrangement along a nerve route, eg. herpes zoster
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describe a annular lesion
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circular, begins in center and spreads to periphery. eg. tinea corporis or ringworm.
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what is a discrete lesion
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a distinct, individual lesions that remains separate, eg. molluscum
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What is a gyrate lesion
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twisted, coiled spiral, snakelike lesions
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what is a macule
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solely a color change, flat and circumscribed, of less that 1 cm. Ex. freckles, measles.
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what is a cyst
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an encapsulated fluid-filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer, tensely elevating skin.
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