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Lesions Flashcards

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Annular

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lesions arranged in a circular patter

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Annular Example

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Ringworm

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Polycyclic

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lesions arranged in concentric circles

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Polycyclic Example

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Eruption from drug reaction such as urticaria

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Generalized

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scattered over body

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Generalized ex.

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measles

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Zosteriform

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linear arranegment along a nerve root

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Zosteriform ex,

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herpes zoster

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Discrete

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Individual, separate, and distinct

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Discrete ex.

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insect bites

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grouped

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lesions are clustered

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grouped ex.

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herpes simplex

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confluent

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lesion merge and run together

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confluent ex.

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childhood exanthema

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linear

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lesions that form a line

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linear ex.

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poison ivy, dermatitis

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Macule

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localized changes in skin color of less than 1 cm of diameter

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Macule ex.

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freckles

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Patch

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localized changes in skin color of greater than 1 cm in diameter

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Patch ex.

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Vitiligo, stage 1 of pressure ulcer

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Papule

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solid, elevated lesion less than 0.5 cm in diameter

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Papule ex.

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warts

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Plaque

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solid, elevated lesion greater than 0.5 cm in diameter

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plaque ex.

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psoriasis

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Nodules

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solid and elevated; however they extend deeper than papules into the dermis or subq tissue; 0.5-2 cm

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Nodules ex.

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Lipoma, erythema nodosum, cyst

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Tumor

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the same as nodule but greater than 2 cm

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Tumor ex.

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Carcinoma (such as advanced breast carcinoma): not basal or squamous cell of the skin

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Vesicle

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accumulation of fluid between the upper layer of the skin’; elevated mass containing serous fluid, less than 0.5 cm

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Vesicle ex.

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herpes simplex, herpes zoster, chickenpox

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Bullae

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same as vesicle but great than 0.5 cm

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Bullae ex.

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contact dermatitis, large second degree burns, bulbous impetigo

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Pustul

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Vesicle or bullae that have become filled with pus characterized less than 0.5 cm in diameter

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Pustule ex,

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acne, impetigo, furuncles

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Cyst

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encapsulated fluid-filled or semi-solid mass in the subq tissue or dermis

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Cyst ex.

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Sebaceous cyst, epidermoid cyst

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wheal

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localized red or pale edema

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wheal ex.

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insect bite

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scales

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flaking of th skin surface

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scales ex.

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dandruff or psoriasis

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lichenification

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layers of the skin become thickened and rough as a result of rubbing over a prolonged period of time

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lichenification ex.

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chronic contact dermatitis

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Crust

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Dried serum, blood, or pus on the surface of the skin

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Crust ex.

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impetigo

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atrophy

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thinning of the skin surface and atophy

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atrophy ex.

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striae, aged skin

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erosion

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loss of epidermis

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erosion ex.

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ruptured chickenpox vesicle

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fissure

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linear crack in the epidermis that can extend into the dermis

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fissure ex.

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chapped hand or lips, athlete’s foot

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Ulcer

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a depressed lesion of the epidermis and upper papillary layer of the dermis

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ulcer ex.

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stage 2 pressure ulcer

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Scar

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fibrous tissue that replaces the dermal tissue after injury

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Scar ex.

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surgical incision

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Keloid

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enlarging of a scar past wound edges due to excess collagen formation

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Keloid ex.

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burn scar

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Excoriation

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loss of epidermal layers exposing the dermis

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Excoriation ex.

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Abrasion

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