Chapter 7: Skin Structure, Growth, and Nutrition Dermatologist- physician who specializes in the diseases and disorders of the skin, hair,
Dermatology – The medical branch of science that deals with the study of skin and its nature, functions, diseases, and treatment • Dermatologist
Cosmetologists refer clients with medical issues to dermatologists more thickest skin Chapter 7 Skin Structure, Growth, and Nutrition 157 7
Chapter Review Questions 1 Define dermatology 2 Briefly describe healthy skin 3 Name the main divisions of the skin and the
CHAPTER 1 Introduction From Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed , p CHAPTER 1 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SKIN 7
chemicals • Receives more medical treatment than any other organ system • Dermatology—scientific study and medical treatment of the integumentary system
hand, papules and plaques, by definition, must be palpable (Table 0 3) dinal melanonychia (see Ch 71)6,7, pigmentation of the oral mucosa8,
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: 5–1 Describe the medical 5–3 Define dermatology-related combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes
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Neoplastic
Dermatologic
disorders N o n -in fe c t io u s I n f l a m m a t o r y I n f e c t i o u s O t h e r
ViralBacterialFungal
ProtozoalMalignant
Autoimmune
bullous diseasesAutoimmune connective tissue diseasesPapulosquamous and eczematous dermatoses
Urticarias and
erythemasMetabolic and toxic insults/trauma
Genodermatoses
and developmental anomaliesCLASSIFICATION SCHEME FuOR DERMATOLOGIC DISORDEuRS
Benign
Non-palpable
FibrosisNests of
nevus cells
Epidermal
Palpable
Dermal
Soft or depressed
Dermal atrophy Lipo-
atrophy
MAJOR TYPES OF CUTdANEOUS ATROPHY
Epidermal
Subcutaneous (lipoatrdophy)Dermal
Lichen sclerosusStriaeLupus panniculitis
Pressure
LINEAR CONFIGURATImON PATTERNS
Linear configuratihon patterns
Trauma/exposure ("outmside job")
Excoriations due tho
scratchingAcute allergic conthact dermatitis to poisohn ivySporotrichoid patternm
Atypical mycobacterihal
infectionDermatomal
Herpes
zosterSegmental neurofibromatosis
Koebner phenomenon
Lichen planusAlong lines of Blasmchko
Epidermal nevusOther
Linea nigra Papular mucinosis
ವ ವ ವ ವ ವ ವ ವ Approach to the pastient with an acutse fever and a "rashs" *
Kawasaki
diseaseInfectious e.g. toxic shock syndromes; SSSS; scarlet fever; septic emboli (
Meningococcus,
Rickettsia
> other bacteria); secondarry syphilis; disseminarted erythema migransBacteria e.g. exanthems due rto enteroviruses, HHV-6r, adenovirus (see Fig. 81.2), HIrV; varicella, disseminated zosterr ** ;
Kaposi varicelliform
eruptionViruses Fungi ** e.g. disseminated dimorphic infection
Protozoa
** e.g. StrongyloidiasirsInflammatory
Morbilliform, serum
sickness-like reactrion,
DRESS, AGEP,
erythrodermaDrug reactions ***
Primary cutaneous
disorders (e.g. pustular psorirasis)
Rheumatologic
disorders (e.g. SLE, vasculitirs,
Still disease)Erythema multiforme,
SJS/TEN
Graft-versus-host
diseaseOther
Neoplastic
(e.g. lymphoma)Inherited (e.g. periodic fever syndromes) ****** not a single site ars in cellulitis, necrrotizing fasciitis more likely in immunorcompromised patient
early on, more seriousr drug reactions, e.gr. DRESS, may resemble ra morbilliform eruptiorn APPROACH TO THE PATsIENT WITH AN ACUTE sFEVER AND A "RASH"
DIFFERENT CUTANEOU
S BIOPSY TECHNIQUE
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