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| Acute inflammatory/immunologic reaction of the panniculus. |
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| What infection shows up as deep seated nodules mainly on the pretibial surfaces? |
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| - Most common cutaneous form of vasculitis. Involves organs other than the skin, frequently joints, muscles, kidneys. Infiltration of venules by neutrophils with fragmentation of their nuclei. |
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| Palpable purpura is the hallmark lesion for this skin infection & usually follows another infection. It usually shows up below the beltline. |
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| Serious systemic immune complex mediated disorder involving arteries in different organs, sometime the skin. Nodules along the course of superficial arteries |
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| Which type of Polyarteritis Nodosa is benign? |
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| Cutaneous hemorrhages occurring in association with a reduced platelet count. Generally with small petechiae, but occasionally with larger ecchymosis. |
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| Neisseria Meningitides seeding from the nasopharynx (carrier rate 5— 15%) which is transmitted person to person through inhalation droplets of aerosolized nasopharyngeal secretions. Purpura (In fulminant cases, purpura, ecchymosis, and confluent, bizarre shaped grayish black necrosis is present.) |
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| Cutaneous Manifestations - Pink - purple striae present on flanks of abdomen, arms, and thighs. Usually caused by increased gluticosteroids. |
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| Birth weight Change Striae |
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| Striae present on areas of rapid growth: hips, buttocks, abdomen, and breasts. |
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| Pruritic Urticarial Papules & Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPP) |
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Distinct pruritic eruption of pregnancy which begins in the third trimester. Occurs most often in Primigravidae.Pruritis on abdomen, often occurs in striae. 1 -3 mm erythematous papules which quickly coalesce into urticarial plaques. 40% have vesicles in the plaques. |
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| Common, intense pruritus occurring during the last month of pregnancy. |
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| Extremely pruritic eruption. Autoimmune process with circulating complement fixing IgG antibodies. Papulovesicular disorder with erythematous, edematous papules, urticarial lesions and large tense bulk erosions, and crusts occuring during pregnancy. |
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| Condition characterized by transient pruritic erythematous swellings of the skin secondary to the release of histamine. |
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| How many days does Urticaria have to be present to be "chronic"? |
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| Direct pressure on the skin produces urticaria secondary to an exaggerated response of the skin to trauma resulting in histamine release from mast cells. Lesions fade in 30 minutes. The condition ultimately resolves, but it may take years. |
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Generally seen with ordinary urticarial swellings which are more painful and pruritic after prolonged pressure (buttocks or soles of feet). Lesions may last for hours and recovery is spontaneous. |
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| Rare condition acquired during adolescence which is self-limiting. Wheals are reproducible using an ice pack, irradiation, or test tube of warm water |
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| Intensely pruritic erythematous wheals <2 mm in diameter develop as a response to sweating, exercise, or emotion. Thought to be from the release of acetylcholine. |
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| Same as urticaria except it involves the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue. |
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| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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| What disorder is a multisystem disease involving the connective tissue and blood vessels. It affects the hair (scarring alopecia), the mucous membranes, and the face with a butterfly lesion. |
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| Scaling and erythema over a large area of the body. Generalized or localized exfoliation which may include loss of hair and nails. |
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| Generally abrupt onset of widespread, symmetric erythematous eruption caused by a medication. |
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| Presence of friction, heat, and moisture in areas where two opposing skin surfaces contact each other. |
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| Excessive growth of terminal hair in a male sexual growth pattern. |
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| What is a condition resulting from effluvium (loss of hair)? |
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| Secondary to damage or destruction of the hair follicle by inflammation, infectious, noninfectious, and/or other pathologic processes. |
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| Noncircatricial Alopecia (nonscarring) |
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| Which type of alopecia is most common? |
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| Which type of alopecia is considered male/female pattern baldness? |
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| Transient increased shedding of normal club hair (telogen) from resting scalp follicles secondary to increased shift of anagen hairs into catagen and telogen. |
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| What type of hair loss is usually caused by a traumatic event 6-16 weeks before? |
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| Self induced hair loss usually caused by a habit tic. |
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| What is localized hair loss secondary to styling? |
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| Rapid growth arrest or damage to anagen hairs that skip catagen and telogen and are shed. Secondary to drugs, intoxication, chemotherapy. Pattern follows telogen effluvium. Diffuse and involves the entire scalp. Generally more rapid in onset and more prominent. |
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| Localized loss of hair in round or oval areas without skin inflammation. Most commonly in the scalp. |
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| What type of alopecia has the entire scalp involved? |
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| What type of alopecia is seen over the whole body? |
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| Separation of the nail from the nail bed. |
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| Horizontal depression occurring across the nail plate of all the nails.Due to interruption in the growth of the nail occurring during an illness, operation, or even prolonged labor. |
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| Loss of the normal angle between the posterior nail fold and the nail plate (Lovibond’s angle). |
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| A concavity of the nail plate. |
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| What nail disease is seen in pts with psoriasis or alopecia areata? |
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| Repeated scratching of the nail plate or picking at the cuticle damages the nail matrix and the nail grows out in abnormal form. |
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| White spots on the nails. |
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Nail deformity most commonly trauma, but also with
acute bacterial endocarditis and SLE. |
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| Splitting of the nail into its component layers.Occurs secondary to repeated wetting and drying out of the nails following frequent immersion in water. |
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Terry's Nails
*Caused by CHF & hypoalbuminemia |
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| Proximal 2/3 of the nail plate is white and the distal 1/3 demonstrates the normal pink nail bed. |
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| In order to distinguish btwn malignant melanoma of the nail and a hemorrhage you first look for what sign? |
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| Black discoloration of the proximal nail fold at the base of the pigmented streak is an ominous sign for melanoma. |
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