Derm Terms Lecture

Question 1

what are examples of a macule?

Answer 1

freckles, flat moles

Question 2

what are examples of a papule?

Answer 2

insect bites, warts

Question 3

what is an example of a maculopapular?

Answer 3

measles

Question 4

what is an example of a plaque?

Answer 4

psoriasis

Question 5

what is an example of a nodule?

Answer 5

cyst

Question 6

what are examples of a vesicle?

Answer 6

herpes simplex, contact dermititis

Question 7

what is an example of a bulla?

Answer 7

second-degree burns

Question 8

what is an example of a pustule?

Answer 8

acne vulgaris

Question 9

what causes urticaria (wheals, hives) to occur?

Answer 9

hypersensitivity to drugs or foods

Question 10

what are examples of a scale?

Answer 10

psoriasis, some fungal infections

Question 11

what is an example of a crust?

Answer 11

impetigo

Question 12

define what erosion of the skin is?

Answer 12

loss of upper layers of epidermis due

to friction or pressure

Question 13

define what an ulcer of the skin is?

Answer 13

loss of epidermis and part of dermis

Question 14

what is excoriation and how does it occur?

Answer 14

linear erosion due to scratching,

rubbing, or picking

Question 15

what is a purpura?

Answer 15

hemorrhage causing blood to leak into skin

Question 16

what is a petechiae?

Answer 16

spots on skin due to bleeding under skin

Question 17

what is an example of a ecchymosis?

Answer 17

bruise

Question 18

define atrophy

Answer 18

thinning of skin

Question 19

define telangiectasia

example?

Answer 19

small, permanently dilated blood vessel

rosacea

Question 20

contact dermatitis is described as a ___ lesion

Answer 20

linear

Question 21

annular is another way of describing a lesion that is?

Answer 21

ring-shaped

Question 22

nummular is another way of describing lesions that are?

Answer 22

multiple circular marks

Question 23

what are examples of a target (bull’s-eye, iris)?

Answer 23

erythema, tick bite

Question 24

what is herpetiform?

Answer 24

clusters of papules or vesicles, resembling some herpes infections

Question 25

what does the term verrucous describe?

Answer 25

rough surface, irregular

Question 26

what does the term lichenification describe?

Answer 26

thickening of epidermis with accentuation of skin

lines, due to prolonged rubbing/scratching of skin

Question 27

what does the term induration describe?

Answer 27

thickening of dermis, feels firm, due to edema,

inflammation, or infiltration

Question 28

what does the term umbilicated describe?

Answer 28

central indentation, usually from viral infections

Question 29

orange coloring of skin is often due to?

Answer 29

hypercarotenemia

Question 30

yellow coloring of skin is often due to?

Answer 30

jaundice and xanthomas

Question 31

purple coloring of skin is often due to?

Answer 31

cutaneous hemorrhage or vasculitis

Question 32

blue, silver, or gray coloring of skin is often due to?

Answer 32

drugs or silver products

Question 33

black coloring of skin is often due to?

Answer 33

moles/birthmarks, melanomas, vasculitis