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Name: Period: 5/6 Date: 10/18/11

Skin Diseases Summary

Signs & Symptoms Visual of Signs & Symptoms Skin Disease Other Key Characteristics

|many small and smooth bumps scattered over stomach and back, very itchy|[pic] |folliculitis |caused by irritation; sites of shaving or |

|and painful, light red halo around bumps | | |rubbing of your clothes |

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|irritated reddish color on the soles of foot and toes (localized), |[pic] |Athlete’s foot |infection caused by fungus that thrives in warm|

|itching and burning, skin peeling, cracking, and blistering | | |and moist areas |

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|several flat white spots covering the hands, arms, and left side of |[pic] |vitiligo |immune cells attack the melanocytes and kill |

|face, white spots seem to spread to other areas of the body | | |them |

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|many red, raised, scaly patches on skin, sometimes ooze, and are red|[pic] |ringworm |anyone who carries the fungus can spread it to |

|around the side | | |a person they come in close contact with |

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|hive like rash, redness, inflammation of the skin, painful blisters |[pic] |Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis |result of a hypersensitivity reaction to a drug|

|around the lips, peeling of the epidermis in sheets | | |or a virus; patient may have to be admitted to |

| | | |the ICU or burn unit to prevent infection |

|skin is red and swollen , pain around that area, |[pic] |sunburn |potential future diagnosis could be malignant |

|skin started to peel, dehydrated | | |melanoma |

|raw areas of the skin, redness of the skin, blistering with oozing, and|[pic] |eczema |due to hypersensitivity reactions, which is |

|rashes all over hands, feet, legs, and face | | |similar to an allergy |

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|patches of affected skin are located on the scalp, elbows, and knees, |[pic] |psoriasis |varies in severity, usually worsens during the |

|severe dandruff, | | |winter months |

|recent yeast infection that won’t go away, | | | |

|arthritis in the knees | | | |

|fine bumps the size of a grain of salt on upper arm, slight pinkness |[pic] |Kurtosis Pilaris |keratin in skin formed plugs in hair follicles |

|around bumps, itchy around bumps | | | |

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|blue-gray pigmentation in eyes and on skin (hands, feet, chest, etc.) |[pic] |Argyria |common in a working population that deals with |

| | | |large amounts of silver |

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|red, scaly patch on the arm, inflamed base, non-healing and ulcerated |[pic] |Squamous cell carcinoma |Moths surgery is a treatment option, which |

| | | |consists of removing the tumor layer by layer |

|hard thickened skin on the bottom of his foot that hurts and looks like|[pic] |Plantar wart |liquid nitrogen can be used to freeze off |

|a small fleshy growth | | | |

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|red welts on skin, itching or burning sensation, swelling |[pic] |hives |more common if have contact with an unusual pet|

| | | |or plant, ate something new, had an allergic |

| | | |reaction, or was in the extreme heat/ cold |

|no hair on top of head, hair line recedes to back of scalp |[pic] |Androgenetic Alopecia (also known as |hereditary but skips a generation |

| | |male pattern baldness) | |

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|changes in an existing mole on her arm, mole is itchy, oozing, and |[pic] |Malignant melanoma |cells develop DNA damage and grow out of |

|bleeding, and has a scale-like appearance, has changed in color, and is| | |control; White Americans are at a much higher |

|now dark brown and pink, has also grown in size and has an irregular | | |risk when compared to Hispanics, Asians, and |

|border | | |African Americans |

|red bumps all over his skin, very itchy and in pain sometimes |[pic] |Contact Dermatitis |50 – 70 % rate of this condition with people |

| | | |who work outdoors or dealing with chemicals |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|itchiness (mainly & more intensely during the night) on her knees and |[pic] |scabies |spreads by skin-to-skin contact; permethrin 5% |

|wrist, sores and rashes on these areas | | |cream will destroy the mites & relieves itching|

| | | | |

|brown blotchiness appearing on face, mostly around the cheek bones, |[pic] |Melasma |condition is nicknamed the “pregnancy mask” |

|forehead and upper lip | | |because it appears on women’s faces during |

| | | |their reproductive years |

Name: Period: 5/6 Date: 10/18/11

Skin Diseases Summary

Signs & Symptoms Visual of Signs & Symptoms Skin Disease Other Key Characteristics

|many small and smooth bumps scattered over stomach and back, very itchy|[pic] | |caused by irritation; sites of shaving or |

|and painful, light red halo around bumps | | |rubbing of your clothes |

| | | | |

|irritated reddish color on the soles of foot and toes (localized), |[pic] | |infection caused by fungus that thrives in warm|

|itching and burning, skin peeling, cracking, and blistering | | |and moist areas |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|several flat white spots covering the hands, arms, and left side of |[pic] | |immune cells attack the melanocytes and kill |

|face, white spots seem to spread to other areas of the body | | |them |

| | | | |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|many red, raised, scaly patches on skin, sometimes ooze, and are red|[pic] | |anyone who carries the fungus can spread it to |

|around the side | | |a person they come in close contact with |

| | | | |

|hive like rash, redness, inflammation of the skin, painful blisters |[pic] | |result of a hypersensitivity reaction to a drug|

|around the lips, peeling of the epidermis in sheets | | |or a virus; patient may have to be admitted to |

| | | |the ICU or burn unit to prevent infection |

|skin is red and swollen , pain around that area, |[pic] | |potential future diagnosis could be malignant |

|skin started to peel, dehydrated | | |melanoma |

|raw areas of the skin, redness of the skin, blistering with oozing, and|[pic] | |due to hypersensitivity reactions, which is |

|rashes all over hands, feet, legs, and face | | |similar to an allergy |

| | | | |

|patches of affected skin are located on the scalp, elbows, and knees, |[pic] | |varies in severity, usually worsens during the |

|severe dandruff, | | |winter months |

|recent yeast infection that won’t go away, | | | |

|arthritis in the knees | | | |

|fine bumps the size of a grain of salt on upper arm, slight pinkness |[pic] | |keratin in skin formed plugs in hair follicles |

|around bumps, itchy around bumps | | | |

| | | | |

|blue-gray pigmentation in eyes and on skin (hands, feet, chest, etc.) |[pic] | |common in a working population that deals with |

| | | |large amounts of silver |

| | | | |

|red, scaly patch on the arm, inflamed base, non-healing and ulcerated |[pic] | |Moths surgery is a treatment option, which |

| | | |consists of removing the tumor layer by layer |

|hard thickened skin on the bottom of his foot that hurts and looks like|[pic] | |liquid nitrogen can be used to freeze off |

|a small fleshy growth | | | |

| | | | |

|red welts on skin, itching or burning sensation, swelling |[pic] | |more common if have contact with an unusual pet|

| | | |or plant, ate something new, had an allergic |

| | | |reaction, or was in the extreme heat/ cold |

|no hair on top of head, hair line recedes to back of scalp |[pic] | |hereditary but skips a generation |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|changes in an existing mole on her arm, mole is itchy, oozing, and |[pic] | |cells develop DNA damage and grow out of |

|bleeding, and has a scale-like appearance, has changed in color, and is| | |control; White Americans are at a much higher |

|now dark brown and pink, has also grown in size and has an irregular | | |risk when compared to Hispanics, Asians, and |

|border | | |African Americans |

|red bumps all over his skin, very itchy and in pain sometimes |[pic] | |50 – 70 % rate of this condition with people |

| | | |who work outdoors or dealing with chemicals |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|itchiness (mainly & more intensely during the night) on her knees and |[pic] | |spreads by skin-to-skin contact; permethrin 5% |

|wrist, sores and rashes on these areas | | |cream will destroy the mites & relieves itching|

| | | | |

|brown blotchiness appearing on face, mostly around the cheek bones, |[pic] | |condition is nicknamed the “pregnancy mask” |

|forehead and upper lip | | |because it appears on women’s faces during |

| | | |their reproductive years |

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