IDMM Week 3 PBL Flashcards
lesion
any abnormality involving any tissue or organ due to any disease or any injury
rash
a change in the SKIN which affects its color, appearance, or texture
primary lesion
initial lesion that characterizes a condition
secondary lesion
modification by regression or trauma of a primary lesion (i.e scab)
exanthems
skin rashes
eruptive epidermal lesions
enanthems
lesions on internal epithelial surfaces (i.e oral cavity)
what do macules look like
change in surface COLOR
no elevation or depression (NONPALPABLE)
ill defined
no change in texture
**1 cm or less
what can cause macular rashes
measles mumps rubella 5th disease CMV EBV dengue adenovirus
what does a patch look like
large macule
nonpalpable, maybe some wrinkle
**larger than 1 cm
what does a papule look like
circumscribed
solid ELEVATION
no visible fluid
**1 cm or less
what diseases can cause a papular rash
enterovirus
HPV (warts)
what does a plaque look like
broad papule
elevation, plateau like
**1cm
what does a nodule look like
similar to a papule but extends DEEPER
what does a vesicle look like
circumscribed
FLUID containing
ELEVATED
**less than 1cm
may have erythematous margins
what diseases can cause vesicular rashes
HSV 1/2
VZV
enterovirus
coxsackie virus
what does a pustule look like
it is a type of VESICLE
small elevation
contains CLOUDY/PURULENT material
**necrotic inflammation cells
what causes putstules
bacteria
what does a petechial rash look like
small hemorrhage beneath the epidermis
what causes petechial rash
coxsackievirus
rocky mountain spotted fever
N. meningitidis