Secondary Findings Flashcards
1
Q
thick, dry exudate left when vesicles/pustules burst or dry up
A
crust
2
Q
compact, desiccated flakes of skin; silvery or white, from shedding dead keratin cells
A
scale
3
Q
linear crack w/ abrupt edges, extends into dermis
A
fissure
4
Q
scooped out shallow depression; moist but no bleeding; heals w/o scar
A
erosion
5
Q
what layer of the skin is an erosion in
A
epidermis
6
Q
deeper depression, irregular shape, may bleed, leaves scar
A
ulcer
7
Q
self-inflicted superficial abrasion
often scratch from itching
A
excoriation
8
Q
tissue replaced w/ collagen after healed
A
scar
9
Q
resulting skin level is depressed; thinning of epidermis (striae)
A
atrophic scar
10
Q
prolonged intense scratching eventually thickens the skin, results in tightly packed sets of papules
A
Lichenification
11
Q
hypertrophic scar
A
keloid
