Dermatology
Terminology Basics
• integument/o or cutane/o• adip/o• lip/o• coll/a• derm/a or derm/o or dermat/0• ex/o• trich/o or pil/o• lun/o• melan/o• onych/o or ungu/o• sebace/o• sudor/I or hindr/o • diaphore/o• myc/o
• -ula• -ment• -ose• -oma• -osis• -dactyly• -phyma• -iatic• -graft• -tome
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Prescription medicationToxin produced by bacterium (Chostridium botulinum)Approved by FDA in 2002Used to relax muscles Injected into specific musclesLasts 4-6 monthsCommon side effect: temporary bruising
Collagen Injections
• Collagen acts as support structure for skin
• Collagen injections used to replenish skin’s natural collagen
• Bioengineered human collagen injected into dermis
Cryosurgery
• Treatment performed with instrument that freezes and destroys tissue
• Used in treatment for precancerous changes in the cervix, some types of skin cancer, freckles
Dermabrasion
• Skin is frozen then instrument used to sandblast and contour skin layer
• Microdermabrasion (power peel) uses tiny crystals sprayed on skin (superficial skin problems, not deep like scars, stretch marks, etc)
Dermabrasion: Treatment
Debridement
• Autolytic • Enzymatic• Mechanical• Surgical• Maggots
Chemical Peel
• Also known as chemexfoliation or derma-peeling
• Chemical solution applied to skin to cause blistering and peeling
• New regenerated skin smoother & less wrinkled
• New skin more sensitive to sun
Sclerotherapy
• Used to eliminate varicose veins
• Injection of “salt” solution directly into vein
• sclerotherapy video
Skin Cancers• The most common warning sign of skin
cancer is a change in the appearance of the skin, such as a new growth or a sore that will not heal.
• The term "skin cancer" refers to three different conditions. From the least to the most dangerous, they are:
• basal cell carcinoma (or basal cell carcinoma epithelioma)
• squamous cell carcinoma (the first stage of which is called actinic keratosis)
• melanoma
Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Autoimmune disease• Symptoms include
arthralgia, fever, arthritis, skin rash (butterfly), plurisy, Raynaud’s phenomenon, anemia, DVT
• Tx: systemic and immune suppressing