Configurations of Skin Lesions

Question 1

straight line, as in a scratch or streak.

Answer 1

linear configuration

Question 2

circular lesion.
ex. tinea corporis.

Answer 2

annular configuration

Question 3

lesions grouped together.
ex. herpes simplex

Answer 3

clustered configuration

Question 4

individual and distinct lesions.
ex. multiple nevi

Answer 4

discrete comfiguration

Question 5

coin-shaped lesion.
ex. nummular eczema

Answer 5

nummular configuration

Question 6

smaller lesions run together to form larger lesions.
ex. tinea versicolor

Answer 6

confluent configuration

Question 7

identify the configuration of skin lesions.

Answer 7

linear, annular, clustered, discrete, nummular and confluent versicolor.

Question 8

a secondary skin lesion that is characterized by hyperpigmentation, thickening of the skin and exaggerated skin lines. These skin lesions usually appear from constant scratching or rubbing in areas, such as the elbows

Answer 8

lichenification

Question 9

arepitted or indented scars that occur when your skin heals below the normal layer of skin due to a lack of regenerative tissue

Answer 9

atrophic scar

Question 10

(also referred to as chronic skin-picking or dermatillomania) isa mental illness related to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Answer 10

excoriation disorder

Question 11

It is characterized by repeated picking at one’s own skin which results in areas of swollen or broken skin and causes significant disruption in one’s life.

Answer 11

excoriation disorder

Question 12

A dried exudate on the skin surface, either serum, blood or pus or a combination.

Answer 12

crust

Question 13

It describesa unilateral girdle-like distribution restricted to the sensitive nerve territory of a dermatome.

Answer 13

zosteriform