Midterm Week 8 Nu 650 Study Guide Rated A+

serpiginous or gyrate: {Ans: (having linear, branched, and curving elements).}target, bull's eye, or iris {Ans: (rings with central duskiness)}Tinea capitis (ringworm) {Ans: There are round scaling patches of alopecia, mostly seen in children. There may be "black dots" of broken hairs and comma or corkscrew hairs on dermoscopy. Usually caused by Trichophyton tonsurans from humans, and less commonly, Microsporum canis from dogs or cats. Boggy plaques are called kerions.}annular {Ans: (ring-like, with central clearing)}bulla {Ans: a circumscribed elevation of the epidermis containing clear fluid >1 cm in diameter}What questions should be included in health maintenance for the skin? {Ans: Clinicians often describe these lesions using the ABCDE-EFG A lesion is described as it relates to its: Asymmetry (of one side of mole compared to the other); Border irregularity especially if ragged, notched, or blurred; Color variations (more than two colors, especially blue-black, white, or red); Diameter >6 mm; Evolving or changing rapidly in size, symptoms, or morphology; Elevation; Firmness to palpation and progressive Growing over several weeks.}wheal {Ans: a circumscribed, raised lesion consisting of dermal edema and is also known as hives or urticaria. Wheals typically last <24 hours.}plaque {Ans: large flatter