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NURO 504 DERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
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NURO 504 DERM EXAMQUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Atrophy: - Answer Thinning of the epidermis and/or dermis causing a shiny appearance
or fine wrinkling and/or depression of the skin (common causes: steroids, sudden
weight gain, "stretch marks")
Bulla: - Answer Circumscribed superficial collection of fluid below or within the
epidermis > 5mm (if <5mm vesicle), may be formed by the coalescence of vesicles
(blister)
burrow - Answer A linear, "threadlike" elevation of the skin, typically a few millimeters
long. (scabies)
Comedo - Answer A plugged sebaceous follicle, such as closed (whitehead) & open
comedones (blackhead) in acne
crust - Answer Dried residue of serum, blood or pus (scab)
cyst - Answer A circumscribed, usually slightly compressible, round, walled lesion,
below the epidermis, may be filled with fluid or semi-solid material (sebaceous cyst,
cystic acne)
dermatitis - Answer nonspecific term for inflammation of the skin (many possible
causes); may be a specific condition, e.g. atopic dermatitis
eczema - Answer generic term for acute or chronic inflammatory conditions of the skin.
Typically appears erythematous, edematous, papular, vesicular, and crusted. When
chronic it leads to lichenification and sometimes hyperpigmentation. Usually itches and
burns. May be specific condition; e.g., "nummular eczema", or nonspecific term
"eczematous eruption" or "hand eczema"
Erosion - Answer Loss of portion of the epidermis, superficial and non-scarring (area
after a vesicle or bulla ruptures); also see ulcer
erosion - Answer breaking out" of the skin or rapidly developing dermatosis
erythema - Answer a word for "red"
exanthem - Answer skin eruption typically due to a viral (or some bacterial) systemic
disease
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