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1
Q

In what order do you describe a skin condition?

A

Distribution - which area(s)
Configuration - how lesions arranged
Morphology - what lesions look like

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What are the different configurations of rashes?

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Discrete - well demarcated, individual lesions clearly seen
Coalescing - individual lesions present but starting to merge
Confluent - no normal skin
Grouped - individual lesions make up line (linear) or ring (annular)

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3
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What features of a rash’s morphology can be described?

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Colour
Size
Raised or flat
Border features
Surface features (scale, crust)
Use terminology (patch, plaque etc)
Are all lesions the same
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4
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What are the possible differences in colour of a rash?

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Purple, doesn’t blanch - purpura (small area - petechia)
Hyperpigmentation
Hypopigmentation
Erythema (will blanch)

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5
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What is macule?

A

Small <1cm flat lesion

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6
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What is a patch?

A

Larger >1cm flat lesion

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What is a papule?

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Small <0.5cm raised lesion

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8
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What is a nodule?

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Larger >0.5cm raised lesion

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9
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What is the difference between macular and papular rash?

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Macular is flat

Papular is raised

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10
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What is a maculopapular rash?

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One that has flat and raised elements

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What is a wheal?

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A raised lesions that is compressible and has dermal swelling

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12
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What is plaque?

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Lesion with a raised edge and a flatter surface >1cm

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13
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What is a vesicle?

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<0.5cm fluid filled lesion

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14
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What is a bulla?

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> 0.5cm fluid filled lesion

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15
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What is a cyst?

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Nodule containing semi-solid material

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16
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What is a pustule?

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Pus filled lesion

17
Q

What is scale?

A

Accumulated fragments of keratin layer

18
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What is crust?

A

Dried exudate

19
Q

What is lichenification?

A

Thickened skin with increased skin markings

20
Q

What is scar?

A

Normal tissue replaced by fibrous tissue

21
Q

What is a fissure?

A

A linear split in the epidermis

22
Q

What is atrophy?

A

Loss of epidermis (+/- dermis)

Surface remains intact

23
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What is an erosion?

A

Superficial break in epidermis

24
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What is an ulcer?

A

Deeper break into dermis

25
Q

How is a possible melanoma evaluated?

A 
Asymmetry
Border
Colour
Diameter
Elevation

Y2 - Dermatology (12 decks)

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