cutaneous Flashcards
flat lesions less than 1 cm
macule
flat lesion greater than 1 cm
patch
raised lesion (superficial) less than 1 cm
papule
raised lesion (superficial) greater than 1 cm
plaque
raised lesion (deep) greater than 1 cm
nodule
fluid filled lesion less than 1 cm
vesicle
fluid filled lesions greater than 1 cm
bulla
firm, edematous dermal plaque, transient in nature
wheal
pus filled lesion
pustule
discrete keratinocyte accumulation
scale
scale with RBCs, WBCs and serum
crust
wider defect with partial epidermal loss
erosion
wider defect in skin with invasion into dermis
ulcer
linear break in skin
fissure
decrease in epidermal, dermal and/or subcutaneous thickness
atrophy
trauma induced by scratching/picking (linear or punctate)
excoriation
plug of keratinous material in a follicular opening
comedone
small, superficial keratin-filled cyst with no opening
milia
circumscribed lesion with a wall and fluid or solid-filled lumen
cyst
pinpoint hemorrhage
petechia
larger hemorrage
purpura/ecchymosis
narrow, elevated, serpiginous channel
burrow
epidermal thickening with accentuated skin lines
lichenification
