Dermatology

Question 1

What type of primary lesions are <1 cm in diameter?

Answer 1

• Macule
• Papule
• Vesicle

Question 2

What type of primary lesions are >1 cm in diameter?

Answer 2

• Patch
• Plaque
• Bulla

Question 3

What type of bacteria cause furuncles or carbuncles?

Answer 3

S. Aureus

Question 4

Differentiate between bulla and pustule.

Answer 4

• Bulla: fluid-filled

- Pustule: pus-filled

Question 5

What type of primary lesions is urticaria an example of?

Answer 5

Wheal

Question 6

What type of primary lesion is >2 cm in diameter?

Answer 6

Tumor

Question 7

What is an example of a macule?

Answer 7

Freckles

Question 8

What is an example of patches?

Answer 8

Cafe au lait

Question 9

What is an example of papules?

Answer 9

Seborrheic Keratosis

Question 10

What is an example of plaques?

Answer 10

Psoriasis

Question 11

What is an example of nodules?

Answer 11

Epidermis cyst

Question 12

What is an example of vesicles?

Answer 12

Varicella (Chicken Pox)

Question 13

What is an example of pustule?

Answer 13

Folliculitis

Question 14

What are two primary lesions examples of circumscribed, flat, non palpable?

Answer 14

• Macule

- Patch

Question 15

What are three primary lesions examples of superficial elevations by free fluid?

Answer 15

• Vesicle
• Bulla
• Pustule

Question 16

What are five primary lesions that are examples of palpable, elevated solid masses?

Answer 16

• Papule
• Plaque
• Nodule
• Tumor
• Wheal

Question 17

How would you describe a macule or patch?

Answer 17

Circumscribed, flat, nonpalpable

Question 18

How would you describe a vesicle, bulla or pustule?

Answer 18

Superficial elevations by free fluid

Question 19

How would you describe a papule, plaque, nodule, tumor or wheal?

Answer 19

Palpable, elevated, solid masses

Question 20

What two secondary lesions involve material on the skin surface?

Answer 20

• Crust

- Scale

Question 21

What two secondary lesions involve a loss of skin surface?

Answer 21

• Fissure
• Erosions
• Ulcer

Question 22

What are three examples of secondary lesions that were considered miscellaneous in class?

Answer 22

• Excoriation
• Atrophy
• Lichenification

Question 23

What is an example of crust?

Answer 23

Impetigo

Question 24

What is an example of crust?

Answer 24

Psoriasis

Question 25

What is an example of fissures?

Answer 25

Scabies (Norwegian scabies)

Question 26

What is an example of excoriation?

Answer 26

Atopic Dermatitis (Atopic Eczema)

Question 27

What is an example of skin atrophy?

Answer 27

Striae (Cushing’s syndrome)

Question 28

What is an example of lichenification?

Answer 28

Lichen Simplex Chronicus

Question 29

What are the four categories of skin disease?

Answer 29

- Papulosquamous - Nodular - Vesiculobullous - Maculopapular

Question 30

What are two examples of a disease with papulosquamous lesions?

Answer 30

- Psoriasis | - Lichen Planus

Question 31

What are two disease examples of benign nodular lesions?

Answer 31

- Cherry Angiomas | - Epidermis cyst

Question 32

What are two disease examples of malignant nodular lesions?

Answer 32

- BCC | - SCC

Question 33

What three diseases examples involve vesiculobullous lesions?

Answer 33

- Impetigo - Herpes - Pemphigus

Question 34

What are two disease examples of maculopapular lesions?

Answer 34

- Viral exanthems | - Drug eruptions

Question 35

What sign is used to diagnose nail clubbing?

Answer 35

Schamroth’s window = Schamroth’s sign

Question 36

What nail disease involves a “ground glass” appearance?

Answer 36

Terry’s Nails

Question 37

What is another name for ingrown toenail?

Answer 37

Onychocryptosis

Question 38

What is another name for “Spoon Nail”?

Answer 38

Koilonychia