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| Name the 3 classifications of the Basic lesions of the skin |
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| Flat, Elevated and Depressed lesions |
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| Macules, Patch, Purpura, Petechiae and Telangiectasia are |
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| Hyperpigmented, erythema, purpura or telangiectasias are macules which are |
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| flat, circumscribe discolored lesion |
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| Vitiligo, port-wine stains, mongolian spots and cafe au lait spots are patch lesions which are |
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| flat irregular lesion being larger than macule |
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| Bruises are purpura which are |
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| a circumscribed area of blood greater than 5.0 cm in diameter |
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| Thrombocytopenia manifests as petechiae in the skin which are |
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| a circumscribed are of blood less than 0.5 cm in diameter |
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| Rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis manifest in the skin as telangiectasia which are |
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| dilated, superficial blood vessels |
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| Papule, Plague, Nodule, Wheal, Vessicle/bulla, Pustule, Comedone, Seale, Crust, Lichenification, Cyst, Tumor and Scar which are |
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| Elevated lesions of the skin |
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| Verruca/warts, lichen planus, nevus are papules which are |
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| lesions 1cm of less in diameter because of infiltration or hyperplasia of dermis |
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| Psoriasis and eczema are plaque lesions which are |
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| lesions with a large surface area, larger laterally than in height |
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| Benign or malignant tumors, foreign body inflammation and calcium deposits are nodules which are |
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| Palpable circumscribed lesions 1-2cm in diameter located in the epidermis, dermis or hypodermis; smooth to ulcerated |
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| Hives and angioedema are Wheal lesions which are |
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| a transient lesion with well defined and often changing borders caused by edema of the dermis |
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| Herpes zoster, impetigo, pemphigus and 2nd degree burns are vesicle/bulla which are |
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| fluid filled thin walled lesions - bulla is a vesicle grater than 0.5 cm in diameter |
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| Acne and pustular psoriasis are pustule lesions which are |
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| lesions containing an exudate of WBC |
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| Blackhead and whitehead are comedone lesions which are |
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| Psoriasis is a scale lesions which is |
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| an accumulation of loose stratus corneum from cellular retention or cellular overproduction |
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| Eczema and impetigo are crust lesions which are |
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| accumulations of dried blood or serum, varying in size |
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| Chronic dermatitis is a lichenification which is |
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| thickening, toughening of the skin with accentuation of skin lines caused by scratching |
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| Sebaceous cyst is a cyst which is an |
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| encapsulated mass of dermis or subq layers, solid or fluid filled |
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| Fibroma, lipoma, melanoma and hemangiomma are tumors which are |
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| well demarcated solid lesions greater than 2cm in diameter |
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| Healed lacerations, burns and surgical incisions are scars which are |
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| thin or thick fibrous tissue |
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| Atrophy, Ulcer, Excoriation, Fissure and Erosion are |
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| Depressed lesions of the skin |
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| Aged skin in elderly and striae of pregnancy are atrophy which are |
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| Thinning of the epidermis or dermis caused by decreased connective tissue |
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| Pressure sores, decubitis ulcers, basal cell carcinoma are ulcers which are |
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| Loss of epidermis and dermis |
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| Scratches are excoriations which are |
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| loss of epidermis with exposed dermis |
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| Athlete's foot and cheilosis are fissures which are |
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| Linear crack or break exposing dermis |
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| Chickenpox and diaper dermatitis are erosions which are |
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| moist, red break in epidermis, follows rupture of vesicle or bulla, larger than fissures |
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| Sharply elevated, irregularly shaped scars that progressively enlarge, commom in burns are called |
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| Itching is a symptom associated with many primary skin disorders and systemic diseases. Itching is also called |
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| In ICD-10, Keloid is classified to Sequela and requires two codes for |
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| 1st code Keloid and 2nd code injury site |
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| Wounds caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin developing over bony prominences of elbow, heal, hip, shoulder and back. |
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| Pressure or Decubtis Ulcers |
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| Stage 1 Pressure or Decubtis Ulcers is |
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| pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema |
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| Stage 2 Pressure or Decubtis Ulcers is |
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| abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis |
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| Stage 3 Pressure or Decubtis Ulcers is |
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| full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subq tissue |
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| Stage 4 Pressure or Decubtis Ulcers is |
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| necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscles, tendon or bone |
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| Eczema, Allergic contact dermatitis, Irritant contact dermatitis, Atrophic dermatitis, Stasis dermatitis and Seborrheic dermatitis are all classified as |
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| Inflammatory skin disorders |
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| Scaly plaques with mild pruritis and unknown cause is |
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| Initial erythema & pruritis followed by scaling, petechia & hyperpigmentation are lesions caused by venous statis and edema and are classified as |
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| Red, weeping crusts and lichenification are caused by Mast cell & IgE, T-lymphocyte & monocyte interaction are classified as |
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| Pruritic/itching vesicles are caused by nonimmunologic inflammation due to chemicals and are classified as |
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| Irritant contact dermititis |
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| Pruritic/itching vesicles caused by an allergan that binds to carrier protein to form a sensitizing antigen and T cell hypersensitivity are classified as |
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| Allergic contact dermatitis |
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| Erythema, vesicles, scales and itching are the most common inflammatory disorder of skin caused by endogenous & exogenous agents and considered synonymous with dermatitis is classified as |
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| In ICD-10 Pressure or Decubitis Ulcers are coded to site, laterality and Stage. The stage can be coded from |
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| nursing notes, i.e. wound care nurse |
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| In ICD-10 Pressure or Decubitis Ulcers are coded to site, laterality and Stage. The stage of the ulcer must be can be coded from |
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| physician's documentation only |
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| Psoriasis, Pityriasis rosea, lichen planus, Acne vulgaris, Acne rosacea, Discoid Lupus erythematosus and Systemic Lupus erythematosus are skin disorders all classified as |
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| Papulosquamous Skin Disorders |
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| Thick, silverly, scaly, erythematosus, plaque surrounded by normal skin with rapid shedding of the dermis has no known cause but could be genetic or immunologic are are classified as |
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| Pruritis, demarcated salmon-pink scale within a plaque are possible caused by a virus and are classified as |
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| Non sealing, violet colored pruritic papules possibly caused by exposure to drugs are classified as |
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| Comedones are caused by increased activity of sebaceous glands or inability of sebum to escape through the narrow opening is classified as |
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| Erythema, papules, pustules and telangiectasia have no known cause and are associated with chronic flushing & sensitivity to the sun and are classified as |
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| Cutaneous manifestations of elevated red plaque with brown scale, hair loss, urticaria/hives and telangiectasia are caused by an immune response to an unknown antigen and are classified as |
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| Discoid Lupus Erythematosus |
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| Systemic manifestation of connective tissue degeneration marked by stiffness/pain in hands feet or large joints with patchy atrophy of skin with diffuse facial erythematous rash in a butterfly patter over the nose/face is possibly caused by genetics or autoimmunity and is classified as |
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| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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| A rare chronic blister forming autoimmune disease caused by circulating IgG autoantibodies is a disease of the skin and oral mucous membranes classified as |
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Pemphigus with several types
pemphigus vulgaris most common mouth/scalp, pemphigus foliaceus & pemphigus erythmatosus less severe oral lesions are usually absent and erythema with localized crusting scaling and bullae |
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| An acute recurring inflammatory disorder of the skin and mucous membranes associated with allergic or toxic reactions to drugs or microorganisms as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and herpes simplex is called |
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| Folliculitis, Furuncle/boil, carbuncle, Cellulitis, Erysipelas, Impetigo, HSV-1, HSV-2, Herpes varicella zoster, Warts/verrucae, Veneral warts, Tinea capitis, Tinea pedis, Tine corporis, Tinea crusis and Candiadiasis are all classified as |
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| Bacterial infection of hair follicles ususally Staph aureus is |
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| Infection from folliculitis spreading into dermis is called |
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| A collection of infected hair follicles is called |
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| Infection of dermis and subq tissue with extension from skin wound, ulcer, furuncle or carbuncle are risk factors for DM, and PVD and is called |
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| A Group A steptocci systemic infection is called |
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| Coagulase positivie staphylococci, and beta-hemolytic streptococci are known causes of |
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| Primary and Secondary infection on non-genital sites marked by clusters of vesicles on an erythematous base, i.e. cold sore or fever blister are called |
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| Primary and secondary infection of the genitals transmitted sexually is called |
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| Primary infection Varicella/chickenpox; Secondary infection Zoster/shingles |
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| Herpes Varicella - Zoster virus |
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| Warts/verrucae and Veneral Warts |
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| HPV - Veneral warts are sexually transmitted and are a know cause of |
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| Dermatophytes/fungi that invade and thrive on keratin on scalp, foot, skin and groin are called |
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| Tinea capitis, Tinea pedis, Tinea corporis and Tinea cruris |
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| A yeast like fungus candida albican changes from a skin and mucous membranes commensal to a pathogen and is called |
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| Skin cancer are classified to 4 categories name them |
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Basal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Malignant Melanoma
Kaposi Sarcoma |
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| A smooth appearance, rolled border, depressed center, small surface blood vessels, slow growth, almost never metastasize or cause invasive destruction are |
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| Rough, firm nodule with indurated base and bleeding ulcer, moderate growth and some metastasis are called |
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| Nevi wtih asymmetry, irregular border, color variation, larger than 6mm in diameter, fast growth, highly invasive, rapid metastasis if thickness is greater than 1.5 mm is called |
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| Cancerous skin lesion with genetic predisposition, precursors are nevi, known to be due to solar radiation and steroid hormone use is called |
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| Multifocal purplish, brown vascular macules develop in plaques/nodules; painful/pruritic; may affect GI and Resp tracts; slow spreading through skin with some aggressive change and caused by immunodeficient states such as AIDS, drug induced immunosuppresion as in kidney trasplants or genetics is called |
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| A common skin disorder in children due to Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes is called |
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| Impetigo Vesicular and Bullous |
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| Regional lymphadenitis is common is this childrens skin infection |
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| Acute glomerulonephritis is a potential complication of this childrens skin infection |
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| Impetigo is highly contagious; spread through infected individuals, contaminated objects & insect bites and must be treated with |
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| Bullous Impetigo is caused by this bacteria |
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| Vesicular Impetigo is caused by this bacteria |
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| Streptococcus pyogenes or combines with staphylococcus |
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| Inflammation of the blood vessels is |
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| These lesions are most commonly associated with Type 1 Hypersensitivity reaction to drugs, foods, intestinal parasites or physical agents |
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| Sclerosis of the skin which may remain localized or may affect viseral organs is |
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| A multisystem inflammatory disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by tick bites is |
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| Malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, filariasis and St Louis encephalitis are spread by |
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| A benign proliferation of basal cells that produce elevated smooth or warty lesions on the chest back and face in older people are |
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| A benign self-limiting tumor arising from hair follicles on sun-exposed surfaces developing between 60-65 years are called |
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| Premalignant lesions of the skin from exposure to ultraviolet radiation of sun and can progresse to SCC are |
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| Pigmented or non-pigmented lesions that form from melanocytes start developing between 3-5 years and may progress to carcinoma are called |
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| An injury to the skin caused by exposure to extreme cold is called |
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The following Classification of tissue damage relates to what skin injury ?First degree - Nonsensate, central, white plaque surrounded by a ring of hyperemia
Second degree - Appearance of clear blisters with surrounding erythema
Third degree - Hemorrhagic blisters, usually followed by eschar formation
Fourth degree - Focal necrosis with visible tissue loss |
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| An inherited and irreversible form of baldness with hair loss in the central scalp and recession of the hairline is |
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| Patchy loss of hair associated with stress or metabolic diseases and is usually reversible is called |
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| Male pattern of hair growth in women resulting from excessive secretion of androgenic hormones is called |
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| Inflammation of the cuticle |
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| Fungal infection of the nail plate |
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| Atopic dermatitis or eczema in children is |
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| an inflammation of the skin of unknown etiology |
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| Acne vulgaris ages 12 to 25 is |
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| the most common skin disease affecting 85% of the population |
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| A serious infection caused by Group II Staphylococci often found in the throat or chest with onset of skin lesions preceded by URI common in children under 10 years is |
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| Staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome |
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| The presence of candida in the mucous membranes of the mouth of infants and less frequently in adults is called |
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| A common communicable disease of children and young adults caused by the RNA virus which enters the bloodstream through the respiratory tract is called |
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| A contagious disease of children transmitted by direct contact with droplets from infected persons is |
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| A viral infection seen most often in infants and between the ages of 6 months and 12 years is called |
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| A highly contagious disease of early childhood primarily spread by droplet transmission from the infected person is called |
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