Dermatology Flashcards
Macule
Primary Lesion
Flat, Small Colour Change
Patch
Primary Lesion
Flat, Large Colour Change
Papule
Primary Lesion
Elevated, palpable
Plaque
Primary Lesion
Elevated, flat, rough
A bit deeper than papule
Nodule
Primary Lesion
Elevated, Palpable, Noticeable Border
Deeper and Firmer than a Papule
Cyst
Primary Lesion
Nodule that is filled with liquid/semi-solid material
Vesicle
Bulla
Primary Lesion
Large Vesicle Filled with Fluid
Pustule
Primary Lesion
Vesicle Filled with Pus
Wheal
Irregular Shape
Localized Skin Edema
Scale
Thin flakes of dead epidermis
Crust
Dried residue of pus/blood
Lichenification
Thickening and Roughening of Skin
(Dermatitis, Eczema)
Excoriation
Linear loss of skin from sractching
Scar/Keloid
Permanent Fibrotic Change (Scarring of tissue)
- Keloids form around wounds in darker skin
