Disorders is 1 of 13 topics on the Texas Class A Barber written exam — part of fadejunkie's 299-question practice bank. Below are 15 real Disorders questions with real answers.
What's a keloid?
A thick, raised scar caused by an overgrowth of fibrous tissue during healing.
What's the clinical term for what most people just call freckles?
Lentigines. Lentigines is the technical name for freckles — small flat spots of increased pigment, unlike vitiligo or leukoderma, which involve pigment loss.
Of the major skin cancer types, which one is considered the least aggressive?
Basal cell carcinoma. Basal cell carcinoma grows slowly and rarely spreads, making it the least severe of the common skin cancers — any suspicious spot still needs a dermatologist, not a diagnosis from the chair.
What condition is hypertrichosis?
Excessive hair growth beyond what's considered normal.
What is sycosis vulgaris?
A chronic bacterial infection of the follicles in the beard and mustache area.
What kind of lesion shows up with dermatitis?
Vesicles — small blisters filled with fluid.
What's the umbrella medical term for abnormal hair loss, regardless of the cause?
Alopecia. Alopecia is the general term for abnormal hair loss — the specific cause, whether genetic, stress-related, or medical, gets named separately.
What's the clinical term for a birthmark?
A nevus. A nevus is the clinical term for a birthmark or mole — chloasma and vitiligo are unrelated pigment conditions that show up later in life.
Where on the body do skin tags show up most often?
The neck and chest. Skin tags most commonly form on the neck and chest, often where skin rubs against clothing or itself.
What's the clinical name for the condition barbers casually call 'razor bumps'?
Pseudofolliculitis. Pseudofolliculitis (barbae) is the technical term for hair curling back and ingrowing into the skin, common with curly facial hair after a close shave.
What's the clinical name for male pattern baldness?
Androgenic alopecia. Androgenic alopecia is the medical term for the hereditary hair-thinning pattern commonly called male pattern baldness.
Tiny, pearly white bumps trapped under a newborn's skin from blocked oil glands are called:
Milia. Milia are small, hard, whitish cysts that form when keratin gets trapped under the skin, common in newborns.
A congenital condition where the body produces no melanin at all is called:
Albinism. Albinism is a congenital condition marked by a total absence of melanin pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.
A scalp pumping out way more oil than normal, leaving hair looking greasy fast, points to:
Seborrhea. Seborrhea is the term for abnormally excessive oil production from the sebaceous glands.
What's the common name for folliculitis barbae, the bacterial infection that hits beard-area follicles?
Barber's itch. Folliculitis barbae is widely known by its common name, barber's itch.
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