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______ skin disorders include pigmentary skin disorders, infectious processes, acne,
rosacea, papulosquamous dermatoses, allergic disorders and drug reactions, and
arthropod infestations. - Answer Primary
An absence of _____ production results in vitiligo or albinism. - Answer melanin
______ is a genetic disorder in which there is complete or partial congenital absence of
pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, which is found in all races. - Answer Albinism
______ are free-living, saprophytic plantlike organisms; certain strains of which are
considered part of the normal skin flora. - Answer Fungi
______ is a yeastlike fungus that is a normal inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tract,
mouth, and vagina. - Answer Candidiasis
Primary _____ infections are superficial skin infections, such as impetigo or ecthyma. -
Answer bacterial
_____ is common, superficial bacterial infections caused by staphylococci or group A
B-hemolytic streptococci that appear as a small vesicle or pustule or as a large bulla on
the face or elsewhere on the body. - Answer Impetigo
____ is a deeper infection affecting the dermis and subcutaneous tissues. - Answer
Cellulitis
______ and _____ occur on the soles of the feet and palms of the hands, respectively. -
Answer Verrucae plantaris, verrucae palmaris
Herpes _____ is an acute, localized vesicular eruption distributed over a dermatomal
segment of the skin. - Answer zoster
______ is a disorder of the pilosebaceous unit. - Answer Acne
____ consists of a mixture of free fatty acids, triglycerides, diglycerides,
monoglycerides, sterol esters, wax esters, and squalene. - Answer Sebum
Noninflammatory acne lesions consist of ______, _____ are plugs of material that
accumulate in sebaceous glands that open to the skin surface, and _____ are pale,
slightly elevated papules with no visible orifice. - Answer comedones, blackheads,
whiteheads
, ____ acne lesions consist of papules, pustules, nodules, and, in severe cases, cysts. -
Answer Inflammatory
Hypersensitivity _____ are usually characterized by epidermal edema with separation of
epidermal cells; they include irritant contact dermatitis, allergy contact dermatitis,
atopic and nummular eczema, urticaria, and drug-induced skin eruptions. - Answer
dermatoses
______ dermatitis results from a cell mediated, type IV hypersensitivity response brought
about by sensitization to an allergen. - Answer Allergic contact
The lesions of _____ eczema are coin shaped papulovesicular patches mainly involving
the arms and legs. - Answer nummular
Acute immunologic _____ is
commonly the result of an IgE-mediated immune reaction that usually occurs within 1
hour of exposure to an antigen. - Answer urticaria
______ drugs are usually responsible for localized contact dermatitis types of rashes,
whereas _____ drugs cause generalized skin lesions. - Answer Topical, systemic
______ dermatoses are a group of skin
disorders characterized by scaling papules and plaques. - Answer Papulosquamous
______ is a relatively common chronic,
pruritic disease that involves inflammation and papular eruption of the skin and mucous
membranes. - Answer Lichen planus
Lichen simplex chronicus is a localized lichenoid, pruritic dermatitis resulting from _____
rubbing and scratching. - Answer repeated
A mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows into the epidermis, causes ______. - Answer
scabies
______ commonly referred to as
sunburn rays are responsible for nearly all the skin effects of sunlight, including
photoaging the wrinkles, pigmentary changes, dryness, and loss of skin tone that
occurs with, and is enhanced by, exposure to sunlight. - Answer UVB rays
Some drugs are classified as _____ drugs, because they produce an exaggerated
response to ultraviolet light when the drug is taken in combination with sun exposure. -
Answer photosensitive
____ is caused by excessive exposure
of the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin to ultraviolet radiation, resulting in an
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