Describing leisons

Question 1

What is a lesion that is <1cm and flat, not involving any change in the thickness or texture of the skin called?

Answer 1

Macule

Question 2

What is a lesion that is >1cm and flat, not involving any change in the thickness or texture of the skin called?

Answer 2

Patch

Question 3

What is a fluid-filled sac or lesion that is <1cm, with fluid trapped under a thin layer of the skin called?

Answer 3

Vesicle

Question 4

What is a fluid-filled sac or lesion that is >1cm, with fluid trapped under a thin layer of the skin called?

Answer 4

Bulla

Question 5

What is a lesion that is <1cm and a solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid called?

Answer 5

Papule

Question 6

What is a lesion that is >1cm and a solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid called?

Answer 6

Nodule

Question 7

What is a flat but raised lesion called?

Answer 7

Plaque

Question 8

What is a nodule but filled with pus called?

Answer 8

Pustule

Question 9

What are the names of some other lesions?

Answer 9

1. Abscess
2. Boil
3. Wheal

Question 10

What is a macule?

Answer 10

Flat, not involving any change in the thickness or texture of the skin.

Question 11

What is a patch?

Answer 11

Flat, not involving any change in the thickness or texture of the skin.

Question 12

What is a vesicle?

Answer 12

What is a fluid-filled sac or lesion, fluid trapped under a thin layer of the skin.

Question 13

What is a bulla?

Answer 13

What is a fluid-filled sac or lesion, fluid trapped under a thin layer of the skin.

Question 14

What is a papule?

Answer 14

A solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid.

Question 15

What is a nodule?

Answer 15

A solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid.

Question 16

What is a plaque?

Answer 16

Flat but raised

Question 17

What is a pustule?

Answer 17

A nodule but filled with pus.

Question 18

What size is a macule?

Answer 18

<1cm.

Question 19

What size is a patch?

Answer 19

> 1cm.

Question 20

What size is a vesicle?

Answer 20

<1cm.

Question 21

What size is a bulla?

Answer 21

> 1cm.

Question 22

What size is a papule?

Answer 22

<1cm.

Question 23

What size is a nodule?

Answer 23

> 1cm.

Question 24

What is a rash?

Answer 24

A widespread eruption of lesions?

Question 25

What is a widespread eruption of lesions called?

Answer 25

A rash

Question 26

What is a maculopapular rash?

Answer 26

Made of both flat and raised skin lesions.
(Macule - flat discoloured skin lesions
Papule - small raised bumps).

Question 27

What is a rash made of both flat and raised skin lesions called?

Answer 27

A maculopapular rash.