Skin Diseases

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Across
  1. 3. The most common form of skin cancer, often looking like a pinkish growth or pearly bump.
  2. 4. Loss of skin color pigment in patches due to the destruction of color-making cells.
  3. 5. Chronic inflammation that forms painful, deep boils and skin tracts
  4. 7. An infections with contagious conditions like athlete’s foot and ringworm that cause scaly, ring-shaped, or itchy patches
  5. 10. An immune system attack on hair follicles that causes patchy hair loss
Down
  1. 1. A chronic immune condition causing thick, red, scaly patches on elbows, knees, or the scalp.
  2. 2. An infection that causes conditions like impetigo or staph/MRSA boils that cause painful, pus-filled lumps.
  3. 6. Dry, red, and very itchy skin that often cracks or swells
  4. 8. An infection that causes outbreaks like herpes simplex (cold sores/blisters) or human papillomavirus (warts)
  5. 9. A dangerous cancer of the pigment-producing cells that can develop in existing moles or new dark spots.