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Dermatology: Introductory Terms Flashcards

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Maculae

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Non-palpable and less than 1 cm

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Patch

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Non-palpable and greater than 1 cm

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Papule

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Palpable, circumscribed, solid and less than 1 cm

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Plaque

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Palpable, solid, and often a confluence of papules greater than 1 cm

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Nodule

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Palpable, circumscribed, solid and >1,<2 cm

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Tumor

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Palpable, circumscribed, solid, and greater than 2 cm

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Wheat

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Plateau-like elevation due to edema in the skin
Transient
Surrounded by macular erythema

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Vesicle

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Fluid filled blister less than 1 cm

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Bulla

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Fluid filled blister greater than 1 cm

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Pustule

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Similar to vesicles, but filled with purulent material

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Scale

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Masses of keratin, papulosquamous when with a papule/plaque

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Crusts

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Scab

Any combination of serum, pus, blood with inflammatory cells

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Excoriation and Abrasion

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Mechanical removal of the epidermis, papillary dermis

Excoriation are typically self induced

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Fissure

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Cracks and clefts which are very well defined and linear

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Erosion

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Loss of a portion of the epidermis

Can be from a ruptured bulla

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Ulcer

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Loss of epidermis and variable portions of the dermis

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Atrophy

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Thinning of the epidermis and dermis

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Scar

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New connective tissue replacing lost substance in epidermis or dermis

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Burrow

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A narrow, elevated tortuous channel produced by a parasite

20
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Carbuncle

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Connected furuncles

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Comedone

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Open = blackhead
Closed = acneiform papule with no opening
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Cyst

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A circumscribed lesion with a wall and a lumen, often a punctum

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Escher

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Black crusted ulcer secondary to tissue death

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Furuncle

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Boil, abscess, singular, often dome-shaped

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Lichenification

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Thickened epidermis secondary to scratching

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Milia

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Small, superficial keratin cyst with no visible opening

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Petechia

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A small (2-3 mm) circumscribed deposit of blood in the skin

28
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Purpura

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A larger deposit of blood in the skin (5+ mm)

29
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Telangiectasia

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Dilated superficial blood vessels

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