1) Headlice – INFESTATION Refer to a pharmacist specs attached to the hair a) PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS b) ECZEMA c) PITYRIASIS CAPITIS d) MONILETHERIX 2) Thick slivery scales, caused by over production of epidermal cells a) ALOPECIA AREATA b) TRICHORRHEXIS NODOSA c) PSORIASIS d) SCABIES 3) Hair loss . patches can be brought on by stress. Refer to trichologist to get a qualified diagnosis a) IMPETIGO b) ALOPECIA c) KELOIDS d) INGROWING HAIR 4) Uneven production of cells in the dermal papilla , hereditary , no treatment available, hair breaks easily. a) MONILETHERIX b) FOLLICULITIS c) PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS d) SCABIES 5) Caused by continual close cutting next to the skin. Hard lump with dark patches in the middle underneath the surface of the skin a) KELOIDS b) FOLLICULITIS c) INGROWING HAIR d) TINEA CAPITIS  6) Dandruff . Small itchy dry scales lie on scalp  a) PITYRIASIS CAPITIS b) TINEA CAPITIS  c) INGROWING HAIR d) PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS 7) Towards point of hair the shaft swells caused by physical and chemical damage, leaves cortex exposed a) ALOPECIA b) TRICHORRHEXIS NODOSA c) ECZEMA d) PSORIASIS 8) Red area Small yellow pustules with hair in the centre. Bacterial infection caused by bacteria entering damaged skin. By close shaving etc  a) TINEA CAPITIS  b) FOLLICULITIS c) INGROWING HAIR d) KELOIDS 9) RINGWORM Fungal infection. Refer to GP a) TINEA CAPITIS  b) ALOPECIA AREATA c) ALOPECIA d) MONILETHERIX 10) BACTERIAL infection highly contagious . weeping blisters. a) PSORIASIS b) TRICHORRHEXIS NODOSA c) FOLLICULITIS d) IMPETIGO 11) Itch mite parasite burrows into the epidermis. Small papules wavy grey or white lines causing itching usually starts between fingers . Refer GP red raised lines a) PITYRIASIS CAPITIS b) PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS c) SCABIES d) MONILETHERIX 12) Red splitting weeping skin. Itchy, caused by soap and detergents . a) TRICHORRHEXIS NODOSA b) ECZEMA c) TINEA CAPITIS  d) PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS 13) An area of baldness. No contagious a) ALOPECIA AREATA b) TRICHORRHEXIS NODOSA c) SCABIES d) ALOPECIA 14) Generally scars disappear after time. In some cases the scars grow into the surrounding healthy skin and create Keloid scars and are common in people with dark skin from Afro Caribbean and Indian backgrounds. a) FOLLICULITIS b) ALOPECIA AREATA c) KELOIDS d) PSORIASIS

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