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1
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Tx of significant cases of poison ivy, oak, sumac?

A

oral steroids

2
Q

tx of impetigo?

A

usually topical abx therapy alone

3
Q

describe bulla?

A

fluid filled lesion greater than 0.5 cm

4
Q

describe crusts?

A

dried blood, serum or purulent exudate

5
Q

describe ecchymosis?

A

purpura larger than 1 cm

6
Q

describe erosion?

A

defect in epidermis only, physical abrasions, rupture of vesicles and bullae

7
Q

describe erythema?

A

red skin appearance due to vasodilation of dermal blood vessels

8
Q

describe induration?

A

dermal thickening that is palpably thick and firm

9
Q

describe lichenification?

A

visible and palpable epidermal thickening with accentuated skin markings

10
Q

describe macule?

A

nonpalpable circumscribed area of skin color change

11
Q

describe nodule?

A

superficial, elevated, solid lesion larger than 0.5 cm in diameter

12
Q

describe patch?

A

barely elevated plaque

13
Q

describe petechiae?

A

purpura smaller than 3 mm

14
Q

describe plaque?

A

plateaulike elevation above skin surface

15
Q

describe purpura?

A

skin eruption resulting from extravasated blood, nonblancahble

16
Q

describe pustule?

A

vesicle filled with purulent material

17
Q

describe scales?

A

flakes of stratum corneum

18
Q

describe telangiectasia?

A

small blanchable superficial capillaries

19
Q

describe ulcer?

A

defect that extends into dermis or deeper

20
Q

describe vesicle?

A

fluid filled circumscirbed lesion smaller than 0.5 cm in diameter

21
Q

describe wheal?

A

papule or plaque of dermal edema

22
Q

Describe erisypelas?

A

advancing elevated margin of infection