● Tinea Corporis: Ringworm of the hand. ● Tinea Pedia: Ringworm of the foot. ● Agnail: Hangnail.
● Bulla: Blister containing a watery fluid; larger than a vesicle. ● Pustule: Elevation with inflamed base, containing pus. ● Secondary Skin Lesions ● Scale: Accumulation of epidermal flakes, dry or greasy; for example, abnormal dandruff. ● Crust: Accumulation of serum and pus mixed with epidermal material; for example, scab. ● Excoriation: Abrasion produced by scratching or scraping; for example, raw surface after injury. ● Fissure: Crack in the skin penetrating into the dermis. ● Ulcer: Open lesion on skin or mucous membrane, accompanied by pus and loss of skin depth. Acne scars ● Ice pick scar: Large, visible, open pores that look as if the skin has been jabbed with an ice pick; follicle always looks open; caused by deep pimple or cyst. ● Acne pit scar: Slightly sunken or depressed appearance; caused by pimples/cysts that have destroyed the skin and formed scar tissue. ● Acne raised scar: Lumpy mass of raised tissue on the surface of the skin; caused where cysts have clumped together. Contagious disorders Ringworm, due to fungi (plant or vegetable parasites) small reddened patch of little blisters that spread outward and heal in the middle with scaling. ● Tinea ● Tinea Capitis - Ringworm of Scalp ● Tinea Sycosis - Barber’s Itch 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 ● Basal Cell Carcinoma: Least malignant; most common skin cancer characterized by light or pearly nodules and visible blood vessels. ● Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Scaly, red papules; blood vessels are not visible more serious than basal cell. ● Malignant Melanoma: Most serious; characterized by dark brown, black, or discolored patches on the skin. ● Tumor: Abnormal growth of swollen tissue. NAIL DISEASES/DISORDERS ● Onychophagy: Nail biting. ● Onychogryposis: Overcurvature of the nail; clawlike. ● Pterygium: Sticky overgrowth of the cuticle. ● Eggshell Nail: Extremely thin nail. ● Leuconychia: White spots under the nail plate. ● Paronychia: Bacterial inflammation of tissue (perionychium) around the nail. ● Tinea Favosa - Honeycomb Ringworm ● Tinea Unguium - Ringworm of Nails ● Athlete’s Foot - Ringworm of Feet
● Onychia: An inflammation somewhere in the nail. ● Onychocyanosis: Blue nail (usually caused by poor circulation). ● Hematoma Nail: Bruised nail (usually caused by a hammer or slammed door). ● Tinea Unguium: Onychomycosis; ringworm of the nail. ● Onychorrexis: Split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges. ● Beau’s Lines: Ridges/corrugations/furrows. ● Onychatrophia: Atrophy or wasting away of the nail. ● Onychocryptosis: Ingrown nail. ● Onychauxis: Overgrowth of the nail plate. ● Onychosis: Any nail disease. ● Onychophosis: Accumulation of horny layers of epidermis under the nail. HAIR DISEASE/DISORDERS ● Pityriasis Capitis Simplex: Dry dandruff. ● Pityriasis Capitis Steatoids Seborrhea Oleosa = Oily Dandruff: Greasy dandruff. ● Tinea Favosa: Honeycomb ringworm. ● Tinea Capitis: Ringworm of the scalp. ● Tinea Sycosis: Barber’s itch. ● Androgenetic Alopecia: Common hereditary hair loss. ● Alopecia Adnata: Loss of hair shortly after birth. ● Alopecia Areata: Hair loss in patches. ● Alopecia Follicularis: Hair loss caused by inflammation of hair follicles. ● Alopecia Prematura: Hair loss early in life. ● Alopecia Senilis: Hair loss from old age. ● Alopecia Totalis: Hair loss from entire scalp. ● Alopecia Universalis: Hair loss from entire body. ● 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. ● Trichoptilosis: Split hair ends. ● Trichorrehexis Nodosa: Knotted. ● 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, and internal effects. ● Keloids: Forms when excess collagen forms at the site of a healing scar; overhealing. ● Asteatosis: Excessive dry skin.
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
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