Condition/Disease/Disorder Description Traction/Traumatic Alopecia Patchy hair loss sometimes due to repetitive traction on the hair by pulling or twisting. Postpartum Alopecia Temporary hair loss at the conclusion of pregnancy. Telogen Effluven Hair loss during the telogen phase of the hair growth cycle. Canities Gray hair. Pediculosis Capitis Head lice. Monilithrix Beaded hair. Fragilitis Crinium Brittle hair. Hirsuities/Hypertrichosis Superfluous hair, excessive. Scabies Contagious disease caused by the itch mite. Impetigo/Infantigo Highly contagious bacterial infection, usually staphylococcal. Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) Chronic autoimmune disorder, causes red often scarring plaques, hair loss, & internal effects. Keloids Forms when excess collagen forms at the site of a healing scar-overhealing. Asteatosis Excessive dry skin. Websites: Online Dermatology Resources ● http://tray.dermatology.uiowa.edu/DermImag.htm ● http://www.medic.mie-u.ac.jp/derma/world/worldd1.htm ● http://ww.skin-disease.com/ ● http://www.skin-cancers.net/ ● http://www.age-spot.com/ ● http://www.i-wrinkle.com/ ● http://www.i-wrinkle.com/ ● http://www.asds-net.org American Society of Dermatologic Surgery ● http://www.aad.org American Academy of Dermatology SKIN CONDITIONS/DESCRIPTIONS WARNING: NEVER TRY TO DIAGNOSE A DISEASE; ALWAYS REFER TO A PHYSICIAN. NOTE : COLOR CHANGES, A CRACK ON THE SKIN, A TYPE OF THICKENING, OR ANY DISCOLORATION, RANGING FROM SHADES OF RED TO BROWN AND PURPLE TO ALMOST BLACK, MAY BE SIGNS OF DANGER AND SHOULD BE EXAMINED BY A DERMATOLOGIST. CAUTION: DO NOT TREAT OR REMOVE HAIR FROM MOLES. PIGMENTED LESIONS Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Lentigo Small, yellow to brown spots. PIGMENTED LESIONS Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Vitiligo Acquired condition of
leucoderma – may affect skin or hair.
Albinism
Congenital absence of melanin pigment.
Chloasma
Moth patches, liver spots: Increased deposits of pigment.
Stain
Abnormal, brown, skin patches having a circular and irregular shape.
DISORDERS OF THE SEBACEOUS GLANDS
Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Comedones Blackheads, a worm-like mass of keratinized cells and hardened sebum.
Naevus
Birthmark (portwine or strawberry) small-large malformation of skin due to pigmentation or dilated capillaries.
Leucoderma
Abnormal light patches due to congenital defective pigmentations.
Milia
Whiteheads, an accumulation of dead, keratinized cells and sebaceous matter trapped beneath the skin.
EliteLearning.com/Cosmetology
Book Code: CGA0523
Page 6
Powered by FlippingBook