SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES 9 THROUGH 17. Match the name of the
common disease in Column A to its definition as listed in Column B.
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
a.
Dermatitis consisting of discrete pink or dull-red
____ 9. Callus
lesions.
____10. Blister
b.
Superficial inflamation that develops when skin is
subjected to friction from clothing or adjacent skin.
____11. Prickly heat
c.
Chronic inflammatory diseases of the sebaceous
____12. Chafing
glands and hair follicles of the skin.
____13. Psoriasis
d.
Painless thickening of skin caused by repeated
pressure or irritation.
____14. Acne
e.
Athletes' foot (contagious fungus infection of the
____15. Tinea pedis
skin between the toes.
____16. Urticaria
f.
Jock itch (infection of the skin in the groin).
____17. Tinea cruris
g.
Noncontagious eruption of red pimples with itching
and tingling of the affected parts.
h.
Acute or chronic inflammatory skin reaction of
allergic origin.
i.
Collection of elevated fluid between the epidermis
and the dermis.
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