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Describing Lesions Flashcards

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1
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What is a lesion

A

Any single area of altered skin.

May be solitary or multiple

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2
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What is an eruption

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Widespread eruption of lesions

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3
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What is pruritus

A

Medical term for itch

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4
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What is erythema

A

Redness of the skin or mucous membranes causes by hyperemia

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5
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What does dermatitis mean in general

A

Inflammation of the skin

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What is a macule

A

flat area of altered skin colour

includes freckles!

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What is a patch

A

Large, flat area of altered colour

Usually smooth

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What is a papule

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Raised lesion of <0.5cm in diameter

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What is a nodule

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Raised lesion of >0.5cm in diameter

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What is a plaque

A

Palpable scaling lesion >0.5cm

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What is a vesicle

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Raised, clear fluid- filled lesion <0.5cm

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What is a bulla

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raised , fluid filled lesion >0.5cm

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What is a pustule

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a purulent (i.e filled with neutrophils) vesicle

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What is an abscess

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localised collection of pus surrounded by damaged/inflammed tissue

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What is a comedone

A

plugged follicular orifice - pore
Open comedone: blackhead
Closed comedones: whiteheads

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What is a wheal

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Edematous papule or plaque due to dermal oedema

17
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What is excoriation

A

loss of epidermis due to scratching

18
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What is lichenification

A

well defined roughening of skin

19
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What is scaling

A

increase in the death of cells on the skin surface

20
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What is a crust

A

rough surface consisting of dry exudate

21
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What is a scar

A

new fibrous tissue which occurs as a wound is healing

May be atrophic, hyperthrophic or keloidal

22
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What is a fissure

A

epidermal crack due to excess dryness

23
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What is an erosion

A

loss of some or all of the epidermis leaving a denuded surface

24
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What is an ulcer

A

loss of epidermis and dermis

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