derm Flashcards
annular
center out
discrete
demarcated wart
confluent
run together
grouped
clumped
petechia
less than 3 mm
purpura
greater than 3mm
macule
flat, change in skin color less than 1cm freckle
Papule
elevated area less than 1 cmm wart
Patch
flat bigger than 1 cm cafe au lait spot
Plaque
elevated lesion bigger than 1 cm psoriasis
Wheal
Elevated irregular area of cutaneous edema
Nodule
Elevated firm lesion, deeper in dermis than a papule1-2 cm in diameter
Tumor
elevated and solid lesion, deeper in dermis greater than 2 cm
Vesicle
Elevated superficial filled with serous fluid less than 1 cm
Bulla
a vesicle greater than 1 cm
Pustule
Elevated superfical lesion, filled with purulent fluid
Cyst
Encapsulated lesion filled with liquid or semisolid material
Telangiectasia
irregular red lines, capillary distension