Week 4- Skin Care 2: Contagious Disorders, other disorders, Auto-immune Disorder
OTC preparations to help with ingrown hairs contain salicylic acid which breaks up the impaction and kills bacteria. (T/F)
False
Vitiligo is a condition of Hyperpigmentation and has strongly been associated with autoimmune disorders.(T/F)
False
Antiviral medication is used to treat shingles and includes Zovirax, Valtrex, and Famvir.(T/F)
True
A contagious bacterial skin infection that often occurs in young children is:
Impetigo
Shingles is a viral disease caused by the herpes simplex virus and is characterized by groups of blisters that form a rash often on one side of the face, chest, or abdomen.(T/F)
True
Which of these is caused by bacteria?
Pinkeye
In some people, this yeast infects the skin and affects the skin's ability to produce melanin:
Tinea versicolor
Scleroderma is an auto immune disease whereby the body attacks itself resulting in skin that is very tight, hard and thick.(T/F)
True
Dyschromia is any abnormal discolouration of the skin and may be related to melanin or may be lesions associated with veins, arteries, or capillaries.(T/F)
True
The same virus that causes chicken pox can also cause shingles in older people most commonly in those with a compromised immune system and can be triggered by stress.(T/F)
True
Cellulitis a severe bacterial infection of the skin that appears as a large area of red, swollen skin that is hot to the touch.(T/F)
True
Which of these disorders is contagious?
herpes simplex
The skin condition known as cellulitis is:
fatal in severe cases
An example of hypopigmentation condition which will resolve itself and re-pigment is:
tinea versicolor
Vitiligo is a hereditary condition in which the body lacks pigment, including the skin, hair, and iris of the eyes.(T/F)
False
What does HSV 1 cause:
Cold sores
The medical term for athlete's foot is:
Tinea pedis
Which of these helps prevent Folliculitis barbae?
using electric razors
treating the skin with salicylic acid based preparations
shaving in the same direction as hair growth
A client with this condition should not wear eye makeup as long as the infection is present:
Bacterial onjunctivitis
These are caused by a virus and treated with cryosurgery and OTC products containing salicylic acid:
Warts
Estheticians can perform exfoliation on clients with _?_ only if those clients are pretreated with an antiviral drug prescribed by a physician:
Herpes simplex virus 1
White splotches of hypopigmentation are typical of the yeast infection called:
Tinea versicolor
The term or phrase for lesions can spread to other areas on the same person:
Autoinfectious
Erysipelas is a severe form of cellulite, which can be fatal.(T/F)
False
These are skin infections caused by fungi:
Tinea
The white splotches of hypopigmentation on the body is due to the yeast called:
tinea versicolor
An autoimmune disease occurs when an over-reactive immune system can't distinguish between foreign organisms and the body resulting in an attack on the body's own tissues.(T/F)
True
Herpes zoster is the virus that causes:
shingles
I. Having a depressed immune system is the same a being immunocompromised. II. Having a depressed immune system is the same as being immunosuppressed.
both I and II are both correct
Albinism is a partial lack of skin pigment that appears as white or light skin patches on normal-coloured skin.(T/F)
False
Warts are caused by:
Human papilloma virus
When treating clients prone to cold sores recommend they take a prophylactic antibiotic before treatment to prevent triggering an outbreak.(T/F)
False
A contagious viral infection that appears as clusters of small, flesh-colored papules is:
Molluscum contagiousum
Folliculitis is an increase in cell turnover in the follicle caused by bacteria or an irritation.(T/F)
False
Hypopigmentation due to long-term sun exposure appears as white spots mixed with blotchy pigmentation(T/F)
True
Individuals with a red or lavender ring type rash around the eyes may be suffering from the auto immune disease known as dermatomyositis which affects the muscles of the body resulting in inflammation.(T/F)
True
The fungal infection commonly known as ringworm is
Tinea corporis
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) causes a red rash on the face that looks like a
butterfly
SLE or systemic lupus erythmatosus and DLE or discoid lupus erythmatosus are both auto immune diseases; SLE is characterized by a butterfly shaped rash on the face while DLE results in round firm lesions and red patches with raised bumps around the hair follicles. Clients with either form must use sun protection on a daily basis.(T/F)
True
Tinea versicolor is a skin condition caused by a skin fungus activated by UV light and results in a lack of pigmentation in the areas that the fungus was present(T/F)
True
Which of these is caused by a virus?
Warts
Shaving against the direction of hair growth and not too close to the skin can prevent pseudofolliculitis barbae.(T/F)
False
Vitiligo can be treated with topical steroids in conjunction with PUVA which will re-pigment the skin or it can be treated with Monobenzene with depigments the rest of the skin to match the lighter areas.(T/F)
True
The most important recommendation to help a lupus patient is to:
choose an appropriate sunscreen
Facts about lupus include:
Discoid lupus can be treated with malaria drugs