Derm Terms Flashcards
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Macule
- Flat area <1cm
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Patch
Flat > 1cm
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Papule
- Solid, elevated <1 cm
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Plaque
- Elevated, >1cm
- Flat topped
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Nodule
- Well defined lesion
- > 1cm
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Scale
- Surface change
- Secondary to classify papules and plaques
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Scale
- May be flakes or plates
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Crust
- Dried exudate, serum, blood
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Vesicle
- Fluid filled elevation
- < 1cm
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Bulla
- Fluid filled blister
- > 1cm
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Postule
- Elevation contains pus
- < 1cm
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Erythema
- Localized, blanchable redness
- Caused by increased blood flow
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Erythroderma
- Generalized blanchable redness
- Caused by increased blood flow
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Telangiectasias
- Superficial cutaneous vessels
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Ecchymoses
- Bruise
- Due to extravasion of blood
- Skin or mucus membranes
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Petechiae
- Tiny hemorrhages
- Non blanchable
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Palpable purpura
- Raised discoloration
- Vasculitis
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Atrophy
- Thinning of epidermal, dermal, subcutaneous tissue
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Erosion
- Localized loss of epithelium
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Ulcer
- Loss of at least upper dermis
- Depth can extend deeper
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Fissure
- Deep linear cracks
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Eschar (crust)
- Scab
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Lymphangitic distribution
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Dermatomal distribution
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Palmoplantar distribution
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Photodistribution
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Intertriginous Distribution
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Flexural distribution
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