Part2 Flashcards
Most common benign sun induced lesion
Actinic Lentigo
A small lesion <.5 cm.
Flat like a freckle or birthmark
Macule
A small raised lesion <.5 cm
Associated with measles and syphallis
Solid
Papule
Small lesion <.5cm filled with fluid
Associated with chicken pox and herpes
Vesicle
Fluid filled lesion > 0.5 cm
Bulla
Hard raised lesion >0.5cm
Nodule
<.5cm
Filled with puss
Staph infection due to furbuncle
Pustule
A staph infected hair follicle
Furbuncle
Carbuncle
Group of furuncle’s
Erysipelas
Beta hemolytic strep
Red fiery advancing lesion
Elevated ASO and fever
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Bulla
Gluten sensitive, IgA, itchy, blistering , black
Vitiligo
Depigmentation
Absent melanocytes
Adult
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Life threatening
M/c bulla
South America
Adult
Herald Patch-oval round lesion
Caused by a virus
Pityriasis rosea
Hives from wheat allergy or penicillin
Urticaria
Tender bacterial /fungal infection nailbed
Paronychia
Basel cell
Most common
Waxy
Indurated
Squamious cell
Epithelial cells -malignant tumor
Flaky irregular
Melanoma
Most invasive
Multicolored black
Ichthyosis
Fish skin
Increased keritinization
Non inflammatory
Erythema Nodosum
Associated with strep
Bilateral red tender nodules
Excoriation
Any surface injury to the skin