Skin conditions and all of Chapter 6

• acne

  Disease of the sebaceous glands that produces blackheads and pimples
• alopecia


  sudden hair loss
• athlete's foot

  Fungus infection usually in the skin of the toes and soles
• dermatitis


  skin inflammation
• eczema


  Noncontagious skin rash that produces itching, blistering, and scaling
• Impetigo

  contagious disease of bacterial origin, characterized by pustules that rupture and become covered with loosely held crusts
• mole

  benign skin tumor that is usually pigmented; colors range from brown to black
• ulcer

  open sore
• vitiligo

  loss of melanocytes in parts of the epidermis, producing whitened areas of skin
• wart


  flesh-colored, raised area caused by a viral infection
• basal cell carcinoma

  In areas that doesn't have any sun exposure

  Might have shiny surfaces.

  Come from non-pigmented skin

  Found in the Stratum Basale
• squamous cell carcinoma

  The one that gets hit first

  Come from non-pigmented skin

  Are the cells that have lots of sun exposure

  Cancer of Flat Cells
• Malignant Melanoma

  Its involved with melanin

  Came from pigmented skin

  Came and starts of as a mole

  Comes in when the person is young and once they grow older it shrinks.

  One of the most deadliest cancers.
• ABCDE Rule

  Asymmetrical

  Border

  Color

  Diameter

  Evolution