Georgia Cosmetology Ebook Continuing Education

ACNE SCARS

NAIL DISEASES/DISORDERS

Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Acne raised scar

Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Onychophagy Nail biting.

Lumpy mass of raised tissue on the surface of the skin; caused where cysts have clumped together. CONTAGIOUS DISORDERS

Onychogryposis Overcurvature of the nail; clawlike.

Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description • Tinea • Tinea Capitis – Ringworm of Scalp • Tinea Sycosis – Barber’s Itch (parasites) • Tinea Favosa – Honeycomb Ringworm • Tinea Unguium – Ringworm of Nails • Athlete’s Foot – Ringworm of Feet

Pterygium

Ringworm, due to fungi (plant or vegetable)small reddened patch of little blisters that spread outward and heal in the middle with scaling.

Sticky overgrowth of the cuticle.

Eggshell nail Leuconychia

Extremely thin nail.

White spots under the nail plate.

Paronychia

Bacterial inflammation of tissue (perionychium) around the nail.

Tinea corporis

Ringworm of the hand.

CAUTION! NEVER ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE BUMPS, LESIONS, ULCERATIONS OR DISCOLORATIONS AS SKIN CANCER, BUT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SERIOUS SKIN DISORDERS AND SUGGEST THAT THE CLIENT SEE A PHYSICIAN OR DERMATOLOGIST. EXTREMELY SERIOUS DISORDERS – SKIN CANCERS Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Basal cell carcinoma

Tinea pedia

Ringworm of the foot.

Agnail

Hangnail.

Least malignant; most common skin cancer; characterized by light or pearly nodules and visible blood vessels.

Onychia

An inflammation somewhere in the nail.

Squamous cell carcinoma

Scaly, red papules; blood vessels are not visible; more serious than basal cell.

Onychocyanosis Blue nail (usually caused by poor circulation). Hematoma nail Bruised nail

(usually caused by a hammer or slammed door).

Malignant melanoma

Most serious; characterized by

dark brown, black or discolored patches on the skin.

Tinea unguium

Onychomycosis; ringworm of the nail.

Tumor

Abnormal growth of swollen tissue.

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Book Code: CGA0523

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