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9 Cards in this Set
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Macule
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Small (<1cm in diameter);
well defined border;flan and nopalpable on skin surface, no color change eg; freckle, some skin rashes |
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Papule
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Small (<0.5 cm diameter);
palpable, elevated solid tissue eg; mole, wart |
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Wheal
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Slightley irregular in shape; transient superficial elevated area of localized edema
eg; hive, insect bite |
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Vesicle
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Small (<0.5 cm diameter) well-defined border; elevated cavity filled with pus
eg; blister, chickenpox, herpes simplex |
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Pustule
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well defined borderd; elevated superificial cavity fill with pus
eg; acne lesion, impetigo |
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Fissure
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linear crack in skin
eg; cracked lips, fungal infection such as athlete's foot |
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Ulcer
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Loss of top layers of skin tissue
eg; pressure ulcer (decubits ulcer) |
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Nodule
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Small (<2 cm diameter); well-defined border, palpable elevated mass
eg; fatty tumor, cyst, localized scar tissue |
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Tumor
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Over 1-2 cm in diameter; irregular border, palpable elevated mass
eg; larger lipoma or mailgnancy |
