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26 Cards in this Set
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Macule
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Flat, nonpalpable change in skin color up to 1 cm
freckle, fat nevi, petechia, measles |
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Patch
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Like a macule but larger than 1 cm.
Senile lentigo (liver spots), mongolian spots, vitiligo |
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Papule
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A palpable, evelvated, circumscribed solid mass caused by supervicial thickening in the epidermis up to .5 cm
Lichen planus, elevated nevus, wart |
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Plaque
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A flat elevated surface like papule but larger than .5cm. Coalescence of papules.
Psoriasis, licen planus, the xans |
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Nodule
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A solid elevated mass less than 1-2 cm. Firm and extends deep into the dermis
Fibroma |
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Tumor
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A solid elevated firm mass larger than 1-2 cm deep in the dermis. Benign or malignant, lipoma hemangioma.
Big nodule |
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Wheal
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Superficial, raised erythematous lesion with irregular borders due to edema. Fluid is in the tissues, eg mosquito bte, allergic reaction
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Urticaria
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Wheals coalescing to form a big reaction. Extremely Pruritic. Hives
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Vesicle
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A circumscribed, superficial elevated cavity containing free, clear fluid less than 1cm.
Herpes, chicken pox |
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Bullae
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Large vesicle, single chambered, superficial, thin walled.
Blisters and burns |
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Cyst
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Encapsulated fluid, pus or clear.
Large Like Bullae but deep in dermis and epidermis sebacious cyst |
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Pustules
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Circumscribes, superficial elevated cavity (not in dermis) containing turbid pus flid up to 1cm.
Acne |
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Crust
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Seconday, thick dry residue from vesicle or pustule. red, brown or honey
herpes, eczema or impetigo |
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Scaling
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compact, dessicated flakes of skin like athletes foot. Excess keratin cells, exfoliation
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Fissures
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Linear crack with edges deep in the dermis
dry or moist anal, cheilosis (side of mouth), athletes foot |
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Erosion
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Superficial, circumscribed loss of epidermis leaving shallow depression.
Most but no bleeding no scar, stage 2 pressure sore |
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Ulcer
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circumscribed depression extending dep into the dermis. Irregular shape, may bleed, leaves a scar.
Chancre |
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Excoriation
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scratch mark, superficial, can be self inflicted or from scabies/insects
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Scar
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After open reduction of fracture, replaces skin tissue by connective tissue. Permanent
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Atrophy
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Depressed skin level resulting from loss of tissue. Thining of epidermis. Shiny translucent skin
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Lichenification
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roughening of the skin usually from intense scratching. Packed set of papules, eczema
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Keloid
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Hypertrophic scar
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Cherry Angioma
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Campbell de Morgan. Small bright red papules of no consequences. On trunks of middle aged and elderly
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Spider Angioma
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Pressing on center with slide makes it disapear. If on trunk, check liver. May be normal on children faces or in pregnancy
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Telangiectasia
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Permanently dilated vessels in the skin. Can be caused by nifedipine. Often on ankles
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Nevus Flammeus, port wine stain
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There at birth, dilated dermal capillaries, pale pink or purple macules on face or trunk
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