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Eczematous dermatitis
Most common inflammatory skin disor-
der:
Irritant contact dermatitis
Allergic contact dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
Folliculitis
Inflammation and infection of the hair fol-
licle and surrounding dermis
Acute onset of applied and pustules
Furuncle
deep-seated infection of the piloseba-
ceous unit
Cellulitis
diffuse (widespread), acute infection of
the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Tinea (dermatophytosis)
Group of noncandidal fungal infections
that involve the stratum corneum, nails,
or hair
self-limiting inflammation of unknown
Pityriasis Rosea
cause
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Psoriasis
chronic and recurrent disease of ker-
atinocyte proliferation
Rosacea
chronic inflammatory condition of the
face in which small capillaries of the face
become dilated and inflamed
herpes zoster
an acute viral infection characterized by
painful skin eruptions that follow the un-
derlying route of an inflamed nerve
herpes simplex
Type 1: associated with oral infection
Type 2: associated with genital infection
Rick borne disease that can lead to mul-
tisystemic failure
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Lyme disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Colorado tick fever
Drug eruptions
cutaneous reactions to medications
Acanthosis nigricans
Nonspecific reaction pattern associat-
ed with obesity, certain endocrine syn-
dromes or malignancies, or as an inher-
ited disorder
basal cell carcinoma
most common form of skin cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
second most common type of skin can-
cer. more aggressive
malignant melanoma
lethal form of skin cancer that develops
from melanocytes
Eczematous dermatitis
Most common inflammatory skin disor-
der:
Irritant contact dermatitis
Allergic contact dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
Folliculitis
Inflammation and infection of the hair fol-
licle and surrounding dermis
Acute onset of applied and pustules
Furuncle
deep-seated infection of the piloseba-
ceous unit
Cellulitis
diffuse (widespread), acute infection of
the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Tinea (dermatophytosis)
Group of noncandidal fungal infections
that involve the stratum corneum, nails,
or hair
self-limiting inflammation of unknown
Pityriasis Rosea
cause
, Nurs 5220 test 1
Psoriasis
chronic and recurrent disease of ker-
atinocyte proliferation
Rosacea
chronic inflammatory condition of the
face in which small capillaries of the face
become dilated and inflamed
herpes zoster
an acute viral infection characterized by
painful skin eruptions that follow the un-
derlying route of an inflamed nerve
herpes simplex
Type 1: associated with oral infection
Type 2: associated with genital infection
Rick borne disease that can lead to mul-
tisystemic failure
, Nurs 5220 test 1
Lyme disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Colorado tick fever
Drug eruptions
cutaneous reactions to medications
Acanthosis nigricans
Nonspecific reaction pattern associat-
ed with obesity, certain endocrine syn-
dromes or malignancies, or as an inher-
ited disorder
basal cell carcinoma
most common form of skin cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
second most common type of skin can-
cer. more aggressive
malignant melanoma
lethal form of skin cancer that develops
from melanocytes
