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Macule
Flat discoloration <1cm
Patch
Macule >1cm
Papule
Elevated skin lesion <1cm
Plaque
Papule >1cm
Vesicle
Small fluid containing blister
Wheal
Transient vesicle
Bulla
Large fluid-containing blister
Keloid
Irregular, raised lesion resulting from scar tissue hypertrophy
Pustule
Blister containing pus
Crust
Dried exudates from a vesicle, bullae, or pustule
Hyperkeratosis
Incr thickening of stratum corneum
Parakeratosis
Hyperkeratosis with retention of nuclei in stratum corneum
Acantholysis
Separation of epidermal cells
Acanthosis
Epidermal hyperplasia
Dermatitis
Inflammation of skin