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1
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circumscribed, flat discoloration, which may be brown, blue, red, or hypopigmented

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Macule

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A macule more than 3-4cm in diameter

A small area differing from the rest of a surface

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Patch

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An elevated solid lesion up to 0.5 cm in diameter; color varies; may become confluent and form plaques

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Papule

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A circumscribed, elevated, superficial, solid lesion more than 0.5 cm in diameter, often formed by the confluence of papules

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Plaque

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5
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The classic plaque

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psyoriasis

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A circumscribed lesion with a wall and a lumen

May contain fluid or solid matter

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Cyst

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A circumscribed elevated, solid lesion more than 0.5 cm in diameter

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Nodule

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8
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A large nodule

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Tumor

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9
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A circumscribed collection of free fluid up to 0.5 cm in diameter

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Vesicle

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A circumscribed collection of free fluid more than 0.5 cm in diameter

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Bulla

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A circumscribed collection of leukocytes and free fluid that varies in size

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Pustule

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12
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A firm edematous plaque resulting from infiltration of the dermis with fluid;
Are transient and may last only a few hours

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Wheal

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A collection of dried serum and cellular debris; a scab

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Crust

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A linear loss of epidermis and dermis with sharply defined, nearly vertical walls

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Fissure

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15
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A focal loss of epidermis; do not penetrated below the dermoepidermal junction and therefore heal without scarring

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Erosions

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16
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A focal loss of epidermis and dermis; heal with scarring

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Ulcer

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An abnormal formation of connective tissue implying dermal damage; after injury or surgery, these are initially thick and pink but with time become white and atrophic

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Scar

18
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A narrow, elevated, tortuous channel produced by a parasite.

Found in scabies and is where the scabies scraping should be done to identify mite, eggs, or feces (scybala)

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Burrow

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A small, superficial keratin cyst with no visible opening

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Milia

20
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A plug of sebaceous and keratinous material lodged in the opening of a hair follicle.
The follicular orifice may be dilated (black head or open) or narrowed (white head or closed)

A

Comedone

Primary lesion of acne

21
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Dilated superficial blood vessels

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Telangiectasia

22
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Translucent telangiectasia on tumor =

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Basal cell carcinoma

23
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A circumscribed deposit of blood less than 0.5 cm in diameter

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petechiae

24
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A circumscribed deposit of blood greater than 0.5 cm in diamter

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Purpura

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**“Bulls eye” appearance of 3 colors
Inner zone of acute epidermal injury with necrosis or blisters
Outer zone of erythema
Middle zone of pale edema

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Target lesions or “iris” lesions

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Target lesions is pathmonoic for

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Erythemia multiform (Herpes simplex, mycoplasma pneumonia)

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An erosion caused by scratching.

Often linear

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Excoriations

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An area of thickening epidermis induced by scratching.
Skin lines are accentuated so surface looks like a washboard.
Often associated with hyperpigmentation

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Lichenification

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Excess dead epidermal cells that are produced by abnormal keratinization and shedding

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scales

30
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A depression in the skin resulting from thinning of the epidermis or dermis

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Atrophy