A condition of very itchy It is highly contagious, It will not go away on its own, skin caused by tiny that spread by close, special Scabies med is Scabies burrow into your . physical contact, needed sexual contact, sharing towels, bed sheets. Painful skin eruptions Caused by the same Anti-viral creams & meds. due to a virus infection of virus that causes Vaccine for prevention. Shingles the nerve endings. chicken pox (herpes People most at risk are zoster). those who have had It is contagious. But it chicken pox, 50 or older, can be spread to weakened immune people who have not system. had chicken pox. Treatment/Possible Skin Cancer Description Cause Complications (Primary cause- sunlight!) Basil Cell The most common and Usually occurs on the Surgical removal, radiation, least malignant type of face. cryosurgery (Freezing). skin cancer. Start in the epidermis Limit exposure to direct & spread. sunlight. Squamous Cell Arises from the epidermis Arises from epidermis Surgical removal or radiation. and occurs most often on & grows rapidly and Limit exposure to direct the scalp and lower lip, metastasizes to the sunlight. lymph nodes. Malignant Occurs in melanocytes Exposure to Surgery, chemotherapy, and metastasizes to ultraviolent light from radiation. Melanoma other areas quickly; may the sun and tanning Limit exposure to direct appear as a brown or beds. sunlight. black irregular patch which occurs suddenly; a color or size change in a pre-existing mole or wart. Skin Lesions Abnormal area on the varies varies skin. Flat local change in skin Macule color = freckle Papule elevation, <1cm = elevated nevi Small blister filled with Pustule pus, < 0.5cm = acne, impetigo Ulcer Depressed lesion of epidermis & upper
Scabies A condition of very itchy skin caused by tiny that burrow into your . It is highly contagious, spread by close, physical contact, sexual contact, sharing towels, bed sheets. It will not go away on its own, special Scabies med is needed Shingles Painful skin eruptions due to a virus infection of the nerve endings. People most at risk are those who have had chicken pox, 50 or older, weakened immune system. Caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox (herpes zoster). It is contagious. But it can be spread to people who have not had chicken pox. Anti-viral creams & meds. Vaccine for prevention. Skin Cancer (Primary cause- sunlight!) Description Cause Treatment/Possible Complications Basil Cell The most common and least malignant type of skin cancer. Usually occurs on the face. Start in the epidermis & spread. Surgical removal, radiation, cryosurgery (Freezing). Limit exposure to direct sunlight. Squamous Cell Arises from the epidermis and occurs most often on the scalp and lower lip, Arises from epidermis & grows rapidly and metastasizes to the lymph nodes. Surgical removal or radiation. Limit exposure to direct sunlight. Malignant Melanoma Occurs in melanocytes and metastasizes to other areas quickly; may appear as a brown or black irregular patch which occurs suddenly; a color or size change in a pre-existing mole or wart. Exposure to ultraviolent light from the sun and tanning beds. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation. Limit exposure to direct sunlight. Skin Lesions Macule Papule Pustule Ulcer Abnormal area on the skin. Flat local change in skin color = freckle elevation, <1cm = elevated nevi Small blister filled with pus, < 0.5cm = acne, impetigo Depressed lesion of epidermis & upper varies varies