Geriatric Dermatology — Flashcards

_____ is a rare fibrosing disorder of the skin that occurs due to increased collagen production and decreased collagen destruction

The color of the skin depends on the following: 1. Amount of melanin produced by _____ 2. Number and size of melanosomes 3. Degree of transfer of melanosomes into keratinocytes

Palmoplantar keratoderma may be seen in pityriasis rubra pilaris, leading to the appearance of a _____

One sign of vitamin _____ deficiency is dry, scaly skin (xerosis cutis)

_____ is seen in the acantholytic disorder Darier disease, but is characteristically absent in Hailey-Hailey disease.

_____ sign is seen in Cutaneous mastocytosis.

The different shades of skin have been classified in the _____ Classification, which is based on the ability to tan and burn

_____ of aging are due to decreased collagen and elastin production

Stage _____ pressure sores demonstrate partial thickness skin loss involving the epidermis and dermis

Nevus _____ is a congenital, localized, cutaneous vascular anomaly presenting as a pale, irregularly shaped patch on otherwise normal skin.