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27 Cards in this Set
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Circumscribed area of skin different in color of texture from its surrounding tissue
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MACULE
(think sunspot, not raised) PRIMARY LESION |
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A macule greater than 1 cm
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PATCH
Primary Lesion |
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Small elevation of the skin less than 1 cm in diameter
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PAPULE
Primary lesion |
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A solid mass of the skin which can be observed as an elevation or can be palpated
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NODULE
Primary lesion |
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An elevated area of skin 2 cm or more in diameter
like a plateau |
PLAQUE
Primary Lesion |
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Any closed cavity of sac (abnormal or normal) with an epithelial, endothelial, or membranous lining and containing fluid or semisolid material
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CYST
Primary Lesion |
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A circumscribed elevation of the skin less than 0.5 cm in diameter containing a liquid
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VESICLE
Primary lesion |
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A circumscribed elevation of skin over 0.5 cm in diameter containing a liquid
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BULLA
Primary lesion |
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A vesicle filled with inflammatory cells
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PUSTULE
primary lesion |
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An elevated white compressible, evanescent area produced by dermal edema. It is often surrounded by a red, axon-mediated flare
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WHEAL
primary lesion |
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Discoloration of the skin or mucosa due to extravasation of blood
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PURPURA
primary lesion |
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A plug within a hair follicle canal composed of keratin and sebum
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COMEDO
Primary lesion |
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A white papule composed of whorls of keratinized epidermal cells beneath the skin surface
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MILIUM
primary lesion |
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A tunnel in the skin produced by a parasite
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BURROW
primary lesion |
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An exfoliation of surface keratin cells
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SCALE
secondary lesion |
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Dried exudate of fluid or cells on the skin surface
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CRUST
secondary lesion |
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A loss of epdermis that heals without scarring
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EROSION
secondary lesion |
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A defect or loss of dermis and epidermis produced by sloughing of necrotic tissue
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ULCER
secondary lesion |
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An erosion caused by scratching; these are often linear
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EXCORIATION
secondary lesion |
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Any linear gap or slit in the skin surface
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FISSURE
secondary lesion |
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An area of uniform redness that blanches with pressure
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ERYTHEMA
secondary lesion |
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Darkening due to increased melanin
Lightening due to decreased melanin |
Hyper/hypopigmentation
Secondary lesion |
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Thickening of the skin with accentuation of the normal skin markings
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LICHENIFICATION
secondary lesion |
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Velvety or roughened wart-like surface
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VERRUCOUS
secondary lesion |
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A visible vascular lesion formed by dilation of small cutaneous blood vessels
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TELANGECTASIA
secondary lesion |
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a diminuation of tissue
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ATROPHY
secondary lesion |
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The fibrous tissue replacing normal tissues destoryed by injury or disease
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SCAR
secondary lesion |
