Lecture 1

Question 1

Primary lesions

Answer 1

Macule, papule, plaque, pustule, vesicle, bulla, nodule, wheal, tumor

Question 2

Macule

Answer 2

Area of skin altered in color but not elevated

Question 3

Papule

Answer 3

Solid raised lesions less than 1 cm

Question 4

Plaque

Answer 4

Solid raised lesion with flattened top greater than 1 cm

Question 5

Pustule

Answer 5

Elevated lesion filled with pus

Follicular (demodex, dermatophytes, staph) vs non follicular (flea, contact, food, scabies, autoimmune)

Question 6

Vesicle

Answer 6

Blister less than 1 cm

Caused by acute contact and some autoimmune diseases

Question 7

Bulle

Answer 7

Blister greater than 1 cm

Caused by burns, contact, drug, autoimmune

Question 8

Nodule

Answer 8

Firm lesions extending into dermis or subq

Question 9

Tumor

Answer 9

Swelling or enlargement

Question 10

Wheal

Answer 10

Skin elevation produced by a edema

Test with diascopy

Question 11

Secondary lesions

Answer 11

Epidermal collarettes, scale, crusts, scar, ulcer, excoriation, lichenifications, hyperpigmentation, hyperkeratosis

Question 12

Epidermal collarette

Answer 12

Secondary lesion from pustule

Question 13

Scale

Answer 13

Flake of abnormal or compacted epithelial cells

Question 14

Crust

Answer 14

Dried exudate

Question 15

Scar

Answer 15

Fibrotic area resulting from healing of wound

Question 16

Ulcer

Answer 16

Loss of cutaneous surface, may be full thickness of epidermis

Question 17

Excoriation

Answer 17

Superificial erosion

Question 18

Lichenification

Answer 18

Thickening of skin secondary to chronic trauma/inflammation

Question 19

Hyperpigmentation

Answer 19

Increased pigment associated with lichenification

Question 20

Hyperkeratosis

Answer 20

Thickening of stratum corneum due to increased keratinized cells

Question 21

Depigmentation

Answer 21

Typical of inflammatory/ neoplastic processes affecting basement membrane

Question 22

Salivary staining

Answer 22

Chronic