Skin Flashcards
Pale skin due to decreased supply of blood
Pallor
Certain dark areas
Acanthosis nigricans
Bluish skin due to decreased oxygenation in the body
Cyanosis
All white because of decreased melanin
Albinism
Redness
Erythema
White spots; auto immune disease where body kills its own healthy melanocytes
Vitiligo
Discoloration without elevation (less than 1 cm and cannot be palpated)
Macule
Discoloration greater than 1 cm. Also cannot be palpated
Patch
Elevated, solid lesion of less than 1cm varying in color
Papule
Elevated, palpable, solid mass, 0.5 - 2 cm
Nodule
A small fluid-filled bladder sacs
Vesicle
Raised flat lesion formed from merging papules or nodules
Plaque
Extend deeper into dermis about 1-2 cm
Tumor
A superficial fluid-filled sac or lesion that appears when fluid is trapped under a thin layer of your skin (blisters)
Bulla
An area of the skin which is temporarily raised, reddened, and usually accompanied by itching
Wheal
Encapsulated fluid-filled or simi-solid mass, located in the substations tissue or dermis
Cyst
Pus-filled vesicles
Pustule
Caused by over-activity of sebaceous gland and an onset of puberty
Acne vulgaris
Causes reddish, Irregular, slightly raised lesions that have a rough, gritty surface
Actinic Keratosis
Causes redness, prutus, Itchy, can cause skin irritation and it has red to red-brown, sightly scaly
lesions
Eczema/ atomic dermatitis
Loss of superficial epidermis that does not extend to the dermis, from Bulla
Erosion
Skin loss extending past epidermis, with necrotic tis- sue loss. Bleeding and scarring are possible.
Ulcer
Skin mark left after healing of wound or lesion that repre- sents replacement by connective tissue of the injured tissue.
Scar (cicatrix)
Linear crack in the skin that may extend to the dermis and may be painful.
Fissure
Round red or purple macule that is 1–2 mm in size.
Petechiae
It is secondary to blood extravasation and associated with trauma and bleeding tendencies.
- medical term for bruise
Ecchymosis
A localized collection of blood creating an elevated ecchymosis.
Hematoma
Papular and round, red or purple lesion found on the trunk or extremities. Out pouched vesicle
Cherry Angioma
Red arteriole lesion with a central body with radiating branches caused by pressure.
Spider Angioma
It is secondary to superficial dilation of venous vessels and capillaries and associated with increased venous pressure states (at birth)
Telangiectasis (venous star)
Parallel ridges running lengthwise
Longitudinal ridging
Nails that are half white on the upper proximal half and pink on the distal half. May be seen in chronic renal disease.
Half-and-Half Nails
when small round depressions or notches appear in the nails
Pitting
Spoon-shaped nails
Koilonychia
Yellow nails grow slow and are curved
Yellow Nail Syndrome
an infection of the proximal and lateral fingernails and toenails folds, including the tissue that borders the root
Paronychia
