Primary - Secondary Flashcards
What is larger, patch or macule
patch
- Raised,
solid lesions < 1 cm in diameter - dome shaped
papules
raised solid lesion >1cm in
diameter
nodule
sebaceous ____ on top of head, feels “fluctuant”
cyst
Flat-topped, raised, solid lesion
> 1 cm diameter
plaque
discreet accumulation of serum or plasma
between skin layers, < 1 cm in diameter
vesicles
discreet accumulation of serum or plasma
between skin layers, > 1 cm in diameter.
bulla
May be primary or secondary, discreet
accumulation of pus, usually associated with a hair follicle
pustule
thick and silvery
(This one is fine ____, as
opposed to thick scale) Accumulation of Stratum Corneum
scale
dried secretion
crust
a shallow excavation, with
scale noted on the margins
erosion
a deep excavation
ulcer
crack in skin with nearly
vertical walls
fissure
scratch marks
excoriation
atrophic and hypertrophic
scars