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16 Cards in this Set
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Macule
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Small, flat discoloration, not palpable
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Patch
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Large, flat discoloration (>2cm)
Example: Bruise |
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Papule
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Small Bump, palpable lesion (<1cm)
Example: Small Wart |
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Nodule
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Large Bump, palpable (> 1 cm)
Example: Nevus |
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Plaque
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Large raised flat topped lesion, usually rough/scaly, greater than 2 cm
Lesion is greater in diameter than it is high; may be a bunch of nodules or papules Example: Psoriasis |
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Vesicle
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Small Blister, elevated epidermis containing clear fluid (< .5 cm in diameter)
Example: Herpes |
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Bulla
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Large Blister, elated epidermis containing clear fluid (> .5 cm)
Example: Bullous Pemphigoid |
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Pustule
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Pus filled bump, papular or nodular
Example: Acne |
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Wheal
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Raised smooth topped lesion; sometimes called "welt," often with erthematous borders and place centers
Example: Urticaria |
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Scale
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Roughness at surface; represents hyperkeratosis
Example: Psoriasis |
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Crust
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Dried plasma at surface; represents epithelial disruption
Example: Eczema |
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Excoriation
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Scratched area; often linear, scratched, picking, burns
Example: Eczema |
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Lichenification
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Leathery thickening with accentuated skin markings, often caused by chronically rubbed or scratched skin
Example: Chronically rubbed skin of eczema |
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Telagiectasia
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Dilated Capillaries visible through the skin surface
Example: Sun-damaged face |
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Onycholysis
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Separation of nail from bed
Example: Onchomysosis |
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Atrophy
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Sunken thinned area of skin, microscopically shows loss of rete ridges in epidermis, occurs with age
Example: Corticosteroid induced. |
