You Cannot Be A Dermatologist If You Can't Pass This Quiz

Scale is an accumulation of fragments of stratum corneum

• True

• False

"Scratch" is a lay term for excoriation

• True

• False

A patch is a large macule

• True

• False

Surface irritation and inflammation caused by frictional trauma of skin on skin

• Skin Fold Dermatitis

• Furunculosis

• Alopecia

• Vesicle

Alopecia is:

• Full or partial hair loss

• Difficult for men to deal with

• Only full hair loss

• Never where you want it to be

Small solid elevation up to 1cm in diameter is a

Inflammation secondary to rupture of a hair follicle

• Furunculosis

• Pustule

• Vesicle

• Plaque

Circumscribed lesion that is raised and consists of edema is urticaria

• True

• False

What is a bulla?

• Taunted by a bulla fighta

• A large vesicle

• Hives

• A large cyst

A small solid elevation that penetrates into other skin layers is a ______

Circumscribed, developmental skin defect

• Nevus

• Macule

• Papule

• Pustule

An ulcer is:

• Shallow Epidermal defect

• Break in epidermis with exposure of dermis

• Not good for coffee drinkers

• A primary problem

Small elevation of skin containing purulent material

• Papule

• Pustule

• Vesicle

• Cyst

Pyotraumatic Dermatitis is also known as a "hot spot"

• True

• False

A ______ is a large solid elevation with a flat top

What is another term for intertrigo?

• Furunculosis

• Pyotraumatic Dermatitis

• Skin Fold Dermatitis

Actinic means related to chemically active rays of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• True

• False

Accumulation of keratin and follicular material that adheres to hair shaft

• Impetigo

• Scales

• Follicular Cast

Circumscribed, non-palpable area characterized by color change

• Patch

• Papule

• Macule

Thickening of the epidermis and/or dermis

• Callus

• Lichenification

• Scaling

• Lacking in sensitive people

Dilated hair follicle containing cornified cells and debris

• Comedone

• Pustule

• Furunculosis

Remnants of a pustule, vesicle, or bulla can be

• Epidermal Collarette

• Scale

• Plaque

• Cyst

• Pustules

• Vesicles

• Papules

A comedone is a primary problem only

• True

• False

Excessive scaling is:

• Gross

• Seborrhea

• Dandruff

• Epidermal Collarette

• Papules

• Wheals

• Plaques

• Pustules

• Macules

• Vesicles

• Papules

An erosion exposes the dermis underneath

• True

• False

• Plaques

• Pustules

• Macules

• Wheals

• Pustules

• Bullae

• Cysts

A Cyst:

• Is an epithelium lined cavity

• Can contain fluid

• Can contain solids

• Is a secondary problem

• Is a primary problem