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16 Cards in this Set
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Abnormal color changes
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Red: erythema
hyperpigmentation vitiligo |
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papule
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raised dome shaped lesion less than .5 cm
e.g. common nevi, moles, warts |
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plaque
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slightly raised area which is not very deep with a flat top and > .5 cm
--psoriasis |
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Wheal
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--firm, edematous raised plaque. Pruritic (itchy)
--e.g. hives |
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macule
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flat area of discoloration, between .5-1cm in size
--freckles, mongolian spots (bluish macule) |
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Patch
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macule larger than 1 cm in size
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Striae
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stretch marks
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Keloid
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exuberant scar formation
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Vesicle
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dome shaped, thin wall, <.5 cm, filled with fluid
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Pustule
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Vesicle filled with pus
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Blister
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vesicle less than .5 cm
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Bullae
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Blister >5mm
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Telangiectasia
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small spidery superficial vascular lesion. blanches with pressure
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Petechiae
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pin point extravasation of blood
--does not blanch with pressure, <2 mm |
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purpura
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2-10 mm size or larger patch of extravasation of blood
--does not blanch with pressure |
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Ecchymosis
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>10 mm of blood extravastion
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