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General Symptomatology Flashcards

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Primary Skin Lesions

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Macules → Patches
Papules → Plaques
Vesicles → Bullae
Pustules
Nodules
Comedo
Cysts
Tumor
Wheal
Telangiectasia
Purpura
Sclerosis
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Secondary Skin Lesions

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Sclerosis
Scarring
Scaling
Crusts
Lichenification
Erosions
Excoriations
Atrophy
Fissures
Ulcers
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Capillary dilatation

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Erythema

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Extravasated RBCs

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Purpura

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Disease entities that present with erythema

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Rosacea
Exfoliative Dermatitis
Lupus Erythematosus (Malar Rash)
Dermatomyositis (Heliotrope Rash - violaceous erythema and swelling of periorbital area)

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Disease entities or conditions that present with purpura

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Senile Purpura
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatitis
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: hypersensitivity vasculitis; on biopsy, leukocytoplastic vasculitis

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Freckles, Café-au-lait spots, Lentigo

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HYPERpigmentation

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Differentiate freckles, café-au-lait spots, and lentigo

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All have increased melanin in basal layer

Café-au-lait spots and lentigo also have increased melanocytes

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Melasma

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Hyperpigmentation associated with pregnancy and women taking OCPs

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Hyperpigmentation secondary to acne resolution

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Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation

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Pityriasis Alba, Pityriasis Vesicolor

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HYPOpigmentation

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Decreased melanin in epidermis associated with atopic dermatitis

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Pityriasis Alba

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Malassezia furfur synthesizes azelaic acid; interfering with melanin formation; tyrosinase inhibitor

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Pityriasis Vesicolor

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Absence of melanocytes

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Depigmentation

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Examples of depigmentation

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Vitiligo

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What do you describe when palpating for lesions?

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Consistency (soft, firm, hard, fluctuant, boardlike)
Temperature
Mobility 
Tenderness
Depth of Lesion (dermal or subcutaneous)

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