THE RELATIVELY LARGE SKIN DISORDER SCAVENGER HUNT

During this Internet session, you will search for 20 of the following skin disorders. ALL information must be turned in for each disorder for maximum credit. This assignment will be worth 60 points. For the more industrious among the masses, you may research ONE MORE for EXTRA CREDIT. This is a golden opportunity to purge any ugly grade blemishes you may have accumulated this quarter. This assignment will be due Monday, October 20th. Any late arrivals, for whatever reason, will not be considered for bonus points.

FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DISORDERS, FIND

A. DESCRIPTION OF DISORDER

B. CAUSE OF DISORDER (IF KNOWN)

ONE AND A HALF POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE DISORDER AND ONE AND A HALF POINTS FOR THE CAUSE.

1. acne vulgaris

2. albinism

3. alopecia

4. angioedema

5. athlete's foot

6. basal cell carcinoma

7. blackheads

8.  blastomycois

9.  burns (first, second and third degree)

10. candidiasis

11. carbunculosis

12. cradle cap

13. chicken pox

14. chigger dermatitis

15. cold sores

16. cyanosis

17. decubitis ulcers

18. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

19. eschar

20. eczema

21. folliculitis

22. hemangiomas

23. hirsutism

24. hives

25. hyperhidrosis

26. ichthyosis

27. impetigo

28. intertrigo

29. kaposi's sarcoma

30. keloid

31. leprosy

32. leukonychia

33. liver spots

34. lyme disease

35. Madura foot (maduromycosis)

36. male pattern baldness

37. malignant melanoma

38. measles

39. melasma

40. moles

41. molluscum contagiosum

42. mumps

43. neurofibromatosis

44. onchomycosis

45. paronychia

46. pediculosis

47. poison ivy

48. psoriasis

49. Reynaud's disease

50. ringworm

51. rosasea

52. rubella

53. scabies

54. scalded skin syndrome

55. scarlet fever

56. scleroderma

57. seborrhea

58. shingles

59. smallpox

60. solar elastosis

61. solar keratosis

62. sporotrichosis

63. squamous cell carcinoma

64. tinea cruris

65. tinea versicolor

66. varicose veins

67. vitiligo

68. warts

69. xanthelasma

70. xeroderma pigmentosum