Module 4 assessment Flashcards
Annular or Circular
begins in center and spreads to periphery
Confluent
Lesions run together
Discrete
Distinct and separate
Grouped
Cluster of lesions
Gyrate
twisted, coiled, or snakelike
Target or iris
Resembles iris of eyes, concentric rings
Linear
Scratch, streak, line, or stripe
Polycyclic
annular lesions grow together
Zosteriform
Linear arrangement following a unilateral nerve route
Macules
solely a color change, flat and circumscribed, less than 1cm
Papules
Felt and caused by superficial thickening of the epidermis (wart)
patches
macula’s that are larger than 1cm
Plaques
papules coalescing to form a surface elevation wider than 1cm
Nodules
solid, elevated, hard, or soft, greater than 1 cm that may extend
Wheals (insect bites, allergic reactions)
superficial, raised, transient and erythematous, irregular in shape due to edema (insect bites, allergic reactions)
Tumors
Larger in diameter, firm or soft, deeper into the dermis may be benign or