NPTE Prep: Integumentary Pathology Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
What is dermatitis? Ans: inflammation of the skin that includes crusty, dry patches,
itching, oozing, dryness, and rashes
What causes dermatitis? Ans: poison ivy, allergic reactions to soaps/chemicals/plants,
photosensitivity
What are symptoms of acute dermatitis? Ans: red, oozing, crusting, rash, extensive
erosions, exudate pruritic vesicles
What are symptoms of subacute dermatitis? Ans: erythematous skin, scaling, scattered
plaques
What are symptoms of chronic dermatitis? Ans: thickened skin, increased skin
marking 2/2 scratching; fibrotic papules and nodules; post inflammatory pigmentation
changes
How is dermatitis treated? Ans: topical or systemic therapy
What is impetigo? Ans: superficial skin infection caused by staph or strept
What is cellulitis? Ans: inflammation of cellular or connective tissue in or close to the
skin caused by strep or staph infection
What is an abscess? Ans: A collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue
commonly caused by staph
What are signs of impetigo? Ans: associated with inflammation, small pus-filled
vesicles, itching, is contagious
What are signs of cellulitis? Ans: poorly defined and widespread, skin is hot, red and
edematous; can be contagious
How is impetigo treated? Ans: antibiotics
with Detailed Verified Answers
What is dermatitis? Ans: inflammation of the skin that includes crusty, dry patches,
itching, oozing, dryness, and rashes
What causes dermatitis? Ans: poison ivy, allergic reactions to soaps/chemicals/plants,
photosensitivity
What are symptoms of acute dermatitis? Ans: red, oozing, crusting, rash, extensive
erosions, exudate pruritic vesicles
What are symptoms of subacute dermatitis? Ans: erythematous skin, scaling, scattered
plaques
What are symptoms of chronic dermatitis? Ans: thickened skin, increased skin
marking 2/2 scratching; fibrotic papules and nodules; post inflammatory pigmentation
changes
How is dermatitis treated? Ans: topical or systemic therapy
What is impetigo? Ans: superficial skin infection caused by staph or strept
What is cellulitis? Ans: inflammation of cellular or connective tissue in or close to the
skin caused by strep or staph infection
What is an abscess? Ans: A collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue
commonly caused by staph
What are signs of impetigo? Ans: associated with inflammation, small pus-filled
vesicles, itching, is contagious
What are signs of cellulitis? Ans: poorly defined and widespread, skin is hot, red and
edematous; can be contagious
How is impetigo treated? Ans: antibiotics
