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Alopecia

hair loss

Annular

circular skin lesion

Bruise

a type of hematoma caused by damaged capillaries, associated with trauma

Bulla

Elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1cm in diameter

Confluent

skin lesion that run together

Crust

thick, dried out exudate or drainage from a burst vesicle or pustule

Cyanosis

dusky blue color or skin or mucous membranes due to poor oxygenation

Ecchymosis

subcutaneous bleeding, greater than 1cm in diameter, not associated with site of trauma

Erosion

shallow depression in skin

Erythema

redness of skin

Excoriation

abrasion of skin due to scratching

Fissure

Linear crack in skin extending to dermis

Furuncle

a boil, due to infected hair follicle

Hemangioma

a skin lesion due to begin proliferation of blood vessels in the dermis

Hematoma

a collection of blood outside the blood vessels

Jaundice

yellow skin, palate, sclera due to excess bilirubin in blood

Keloid

hypeprtrophic scar, elevated and beyond site of injury

Lichenification

ticghtly packed set of papule that thickens skin caused by prolonged scratching

Lipoma

benign fatty tumor

Maceration

softening of the skin due to soaking or prolonged exposure to moisture

Macule

flat skin lesion with only a color change

Nevus

mole, circumscribed skin lesion due to excess melanocytes

Nodule

elevated skin lesion larger than 1cm in diameter

Pallor

excessively pale

Papule

palapable skin lesion smaller than 1cm in diameter

Plaque

skin lesion in which papule come together

Pruritus

itching

Purpura

Red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in blood vessels

Pustule

elevated lesion containing thick purulent fluid

Scale

compact flakes of skin due to shedding of dead skin

Telangiectasia

skin lesion due to enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible

Ulcer

sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue that causes a deep depression in skin

Vesicle

elevated cavity containing free fluid up to 1cm in diameter

Wheal

raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid, associated with allergic reaction

Zosteriform

linear shape of skin lesion along a nerve route