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abscess

achrochordon

acne conglobata

acute

alopecia

anagen phase

angioedema

atrophy


B


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bacteremia

bacterial culture

benign

boil

bulla

burrow


C


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Candida albicans

carbuncle

carcinoid syndrome

catagen phase

chronic

club hair

comedone

congenital

crust

cyst


D


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Demodex folliculorum

dermatitis

dermis


E


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eczema vaccinatum

epidermal cyst

epidermis

erosion

exanthem

excoriation

extensor surfaces


F


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fissure

flexor surfaces

fluctuance

follicle

folliculitis

fungal culture

furuncle


G


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generalized pustular psoriasis

generalized vaccinia

gentian violet


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hair follicle

hair papilla

halo nevus

hives

hyperpigmentation

hypopigmentation


I


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ichthyosis

id reaction

idiopathic

IgA

IgE

IgG

IgM

impetigo

incision and drainage - I&D

incubation period

induration

intertrigo


J


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Jarisch-Herxheimer-like reaction

jaundice

jock itch


K


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keratin

KOH Test


L


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lanugo hair

lentigines

lentigo

lesion

lichenification

longitudinal melanonychia

lymphadenitis


M


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macule

maculopapular

malignant

mastocytosis

melanocyte

melasma

milia

morbidity

mortality


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nits

nodule

nosocomial


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onycholysis

onychomycosis


P


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papilla

papule

pediculicide

pediculosis

petechiae

photoaging

phototype

pilosebaceous unit

plaque

post-vaccinial encephalitis

Potassium hydroxide test

progressive vaccinia

pruritis

pseudofolliculitis barbae

purpura

pustule


Q


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R


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razor bumps

Reye's Syndrome

Rhus dermatitis

Rocky Mountain spotted fever


S


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scabies

scales

sebaceous cyst

skin tag

smallpox vaccine - inadvertent inoculation

smallpox vaccine - minor generalized reactions

smallpox vaccine - minor local reactions

solar lentigo

SPF

SPT

stratum corneum

striae

subacute

subcutaneous tissue

subungual melanoma

sunblock


T


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telangiectasia

telogen phase

terminal hair

tinea cruris


U


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ulcer

urticaria

UV radiation

UVA radiation

UVB radiation

UVC radiation


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vaccinia keratitis

vaccinia necrosum

vellus hair

vesicle

viral culture

viral shedding

von Zumbusch psoriasis


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warm soaks

wheal


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xerosis


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Zumbusch





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