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Hatch Flashcards

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Annular

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lesions group in a circle

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Bulla

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large fluid filled vesicles greater than 1cm in size

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Cyst

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semi fluid or fluid filled fluctuant lesion

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Desquamation

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scale like skin shedding the outermost layer (stratum corneum) “peeling of skin”

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Eschar

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dark colored black dead tissue surrounding a wound

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Fissure

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crack in skin

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Fluctuant

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moveable lesion

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Hyperkeratosis

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thick scale like skin accumulation think elderly

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Lentigo

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liver spots d/t sun exposure

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Lichenification

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Skin thickening after repeated exposure to trauma

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Macule

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“freckle” smooth non palpable lesion on skin

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Nikolsky sign

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specific finding ass w/ SJS. Skin will blister up when pressed on by an eraser within minutes.

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Patch

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large area of color change

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Papule

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these are raised small palpable lesions

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Petechiae

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small red pin like spots, think strangulation.

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Purpura

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Does not blanch with pressure, bigger than petechiae

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Plaque

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Palpable flat thickened skin area lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter

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Polygonal

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non geometrical shaped lesion

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Prurigo

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Chronic Skin disease: eruptions of pale dome shaped papules which itch severely

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Pruritus

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Intense itch

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Pustule

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collection of pus, *not all are infections

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Serpiginous

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Tract like snake like margins associated with scabies tracts of mite laying eggs and feces

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Telangiectasia

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prominent cutaneous blood vessels associated with alcoholics- bulbous noses spider like vessels.

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Tumor

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anml mass of new tissues growth classified as benign or malignant

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Ulcer

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full thickness loss of skin and dermis may expose subcutaneous tissue, heals with a scar

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Vesicle

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Small fluid filled blister less than 1 cm

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Wheal

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Think TB test

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