Benign Skin Lesion

Question 0

Acrochordons

Answer 0

Skin tag

Question 1

Seborrheic keratoses (SK)

Answer 1

• superficial epidermal growth

- stuck-on quality, waxy texture

Question 2

Cherry angioma

Answer 2

• superficial bright red vascular papule

- Vascular proliferation

Question 3

Detmatofibroma

Answer 3

• benign
• firm, hyper-pigmented dome-shaped papule
• “dimple sign” if you pinch on either side of the dermatifibroma

Question 4

Sebaceous hyperplasia

Answer 4

Sebaceous gland (oil glands) enlargement

Question 5

Sebaceous hyperplasia bs Basal cell carcinoma

Answer 5

BCC

• pearly, waxy, often with Telangiectasia
• fragile, will bleed or scab easily with minimal trauma

Question 6

Keloid

Answer 6

• Overgrowth of scar tissue
• More common on upper trunk and earlobes
• African Americans
• tx intralesional injection of Steriods
  
  • triamcinolone 10-40mg/ml at 4-6 wk interval

Question 7

Epidermal inclusion cyst (EIC)

Answer 7

• Some times referred to as “Sebaceous cysts”
• Actually arise from hair follicles, not oil gland
• tx excision ( not aspiration, or squeeze or “popping “)

Question 8

Milia

Answer 8

• Tiny epidermoid cysts

- fixed, persistent

Question 9

Lipomas

Answer 9

• Soft, rubbery

- Collection of fat