Integumentary terms and diseases

blackheads; discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin

pustules

sweat gland - opened to surface of the skin through pores.

sarc/o = flesh (connective tissue)

• malignant skin tumor associated with AIDS.
• usually fatal
• tumor appears as a purplish brown lesion

form of necrosis associated with loss of blood supply.  Before healing can take place, the dead matter must be removed

scraping or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction

localized collection of pus at the site of an infection (usually a staph infection)

can occur anywhere...treatment includes oral antibodies and I&D to drain material

abscess that originates in a hair follicle; aka boil

cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue

inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos, papules, and pustules

loss or absence of hair; baldness

closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material

sebaceous- cyst filled with sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland

redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries

loss of large amount of blood in a short period, externally or internally (arterial, venous or capillary)

any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken; bruise

skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorragic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; bruise

petechia: minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin

elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma

excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women

bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales

• treatments
• -corticosterioids, vitamin D, uv light exposure, saltwater immersion

contagious skin diseae transmitted by the itch mite

areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or a wound due to external factors or internal disease

primary: initial reaction to pathologically altered tissue that may be flat or elevated

secondary: result from the changes that take place in the primary lesion due to infection, scratching, trauma, or various stages of a disease

fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected; ringworm

• lesion of the skin or mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues
• (result of trauma, chemicals, heat, cold, drugs)

pressure ulcer: skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure (bedridden: bony projection); bedsure, decubitis

allergic reaction of the skin.  Eruption of pale-red elevated patches that are intensely itchy; wheals, hives

rounded epidermal growths caused by a virus;wart

plantar, juvenile, venereal

removed by cryosurgery, electrocautery,

localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches; leukoderma

removal of a small peice of living tissue from part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease

needle, punch, shave

determines sensitivity (allergy) by applying a suspected allergen into the skin and determining sensitivity to specific antigen by an inflammatory skin reaction to it

use of subfreezing temperature, commonly with liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue cells, such as unwanted or infected tissue

treatment that involves removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound and is used to promote healing and prevent infection

process in which high-frequency electrical sparks are used to dehydrate and destroy disease tissue

surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue by applying it to an injured site

allograft:one person to another; homograft

autograft: one site to anothe

synthetic: artificial skin, disintigrates

xenograft: foreign donor (pig);heterograft

procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles or tattoos. Uses topical chemicals, abrasion or laser.

chemical peel: (chemabrasion) use of chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and to remove fine wrinkles on the face

cutaneous: several laser treatments for cosmetic and plastic surgery

dermabrasion: removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer