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20 Cards in this Set
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Bulla
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A vesicle greater than 5 mm in diameter
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Cyst
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an elevated, circumscribed area of the skin filled with liquid or semisolid fluid
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Macule
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a flat, circumscribed area; can be brown, red, white, or tan
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Nodule
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an elevated, firm, circumscribed, and palpable area greater than 5 mm in diameter; can involve all skin layers
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Papule
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an elevated, palpable, firm, circumscribed area generally less than 5 mm in diameter
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Plaque
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an elevated, flat-topped, firm, rough, superficial papule greater than 2 cm in diameter; papules can coalesce to form plaques
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Pustule
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an elevated, superficial area that is similar to a vesicle but filled with pus
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Vesicle
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an elevated, circumscribed, superficial, fluid-filled blister less than 5 mm in diameter
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Wheal
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an elevated, irregularly shaped area of cutaneous edema; wheals are solid, transient, and changeable, with a variable diameter; can be red, pale pink, or white
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Crust
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a slightly elevated area of variable size; consists of dried serum, blood, or purulent exudate
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Excoriation
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linear scratches that may or may not be denuded
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Lichenification
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rough, thickened epidermis; accentuated skin markings caused by rubbing or scratching (eg, chronic eczema and lichen simplex)
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Scale
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heaped-up keratinized cells; flakey exfoliation; irregular; thick or thin; dry or oily; variable size; can be white or tan
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Petechiae or Freckle
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Macule
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Vitiligo
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Patch
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Mole
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Papule
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Wart
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Nodule
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Vesicle
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Herples Simplex
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Bulla
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2nd degree burn
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Pustule
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Impetigo, Acne
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