Skin Flashcards
What is a macule?
Flat area of altered colour (>0.5cm)
eg. freckle, mole
What is a patch?
Flat area of altered colour or texture (
What is a plaque?
Palpable scaling raised lesion
What is a papule?
Solid raised lesion (
What is a nodule?
Solid raised lesion (>0.5cm) and deeper
eg. tumour
What is a vesicle?
Raised, clear fluid filled lesion (
What is a bulla?
Raised, clear fluid filled lesion (>0.5cm)
eg. burns, poison ivy
What are 4 examples of benign lesions?
Skin tags
Moles
Cysts
Papillomas
What are fibroepithelial polyps?
Flesh coloured bag like lesions (neck, trunk, face, axilla, groin)
What is a naevi (birthmark)?
Proliferation of melanocytes(pigment producing cells)
What are the 2 types of sebaceous cyst?
Epidermoid
Pilar
What is a haemangioma?
Benign vascular tumour of the dermis with a blue red surface (children)
What are the 4 types of malignant lesions?
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
Bowen’s disease
Melanoma
What is basal cel carcinoma?
slow growing tumours that occur at sun exposed sites
What is bowen’s disease?
Epidermal dysplasia due to sun damage and a precursor to squamous cell carcinoma
How is a melanoma diagnosed? (ABCDE)
Asymmetry Border Colour Diameter Enlarge
What can psoriasis be associated with?
Nail changes Arthitis Myopathy Enteropathy Spondylic joint disease
What causes scabies?
Scabites mites
How is scabies transmitted?
Skin to skin contact
Where are scabies mites found?
Web spaces of fingers Palms of hands Wrists Ankles Soles of feet
What are the presenting complaints of meningitis?
Headache Stiff neck Dislike of bright light Aching limbs (legs) Cold hands and feet Non blanching rash
