Skin Exam

Question 1

flat, non-palpable,

Answer 1

Macule

Question 2

star-shaped

Answer 2

stellate

Question 2

wheal

Answer 2

edematous papules and plaques that are characteristic
of hives

Question 2

polygonal

Answer 2

resembling a polygon

Question 3

purpura

Answer 3

area of hemorrhage; can be flat or elevated

Question 3

sun-exposed or photo-distributed

Answer 3

on places that are typically exposed to the sun

Question 4

fluid-filled blister, >1 cm in diameter

Answer 4

bulla

Question 4

reticulate or retiform

Answer 4

net-like

Question 5

area of hemorrhage; can be flat or elevated

Answer 5

purpura

Question 6

palpable, >1 cm in diameter. Rounded surface

Answer 6

Nodule

Question 8

elevated or depressed, palpable,

Answer 8

papule

Question 8

intertriginous

Answer 8

within body folds

Question 9

fissure

Answer 9

linear ulcer

Question 9

geographic

Answer 9

irregularly-bordered like a continent

Question 9

targetoid

Answer 9

like a bulls-eye with at least 3 zones of color

Question 10

generalized

Answer 10

involving the entire body

Question 11

Macule

Answer 11

flat, non-palpable,

Question 13

flat, non-palpable, >1cm in diameter

Answer 13

Patch

Question 14

resembling a polygon

Answer 14

polygonal

Question 14

dermatomal

Answer 14

following skin areas supplied by a single spinal nerve

Question 15

annular

Answer 15

ring-like with central clearing

Question 16

elevated or depressed, palpable, >1 cm in diameter. Broad and flat surface

Answer 16

Plaque

Question 16

induration

Answer 16

dermal thickening causing firm feeling

Question 16

erosion

Answer 16

open area with partial or full loss of epidermis

Question 18

open area with partial or full loss of epidermis

Answer 18

erosion

Question 18

vesicle

Answer 18

fluid-filled blister,

Question 19

papule

Answer 19

elevated or depressed, palpable,

Question 21

fluid-filled blister,

Answer 21

vesicle

Question 21

equally affecting both sides of the body

Answer 21

symmetrical

Question 22

affecting only one side of the body

Answer 22

unilateral

Question 22

bulla

Answer 22

fluid-filled blister, \>1 cm in diameter

Question 23

coin-shaped

Answer 23

nummular

Question 23

acral

Answer 23

affecting distal limbs

Question 25

on places that are typically exposed to the sun

Answer 25

sun-exposed or photo-distributed

Question 27

involving the entire body

Answer 27

generalized

Question 28

crust

Answer 28

dried serum, pus, or blood

Question 28

lichenification

Answer 28

epidermal thickening with accentuation of skin markings

Question 29

dilated blood vessels

Answer 29

telangiectasia

Question 31

linear erosion caused by scratching

Answer 31

excoriation

Question 31

open area with loss of part of dermis

Answer 31

ulcer

Question 32

following skin areas supplied by a single spinal nerve

Answer 32

dermatomal

Question 34

following ectodermal development lines

Answer 34

Blaschkoid | (following Blaschko's lines)

Question 35

symmetrical

Answer 35

equally affecting both sides of the body

Question 36

pus-filled blister

Answer 36

pustule

Question 37

scale

Answer 37

accumulation of stratum corneum

Question 39

Plaque

Answer 39

elevated or depressed, palpable, \>1 cm in diameter. Broad and flat surface

Question 41

linear ulcer

Answer 41

fissure

Question 44

multiple round lesions coalesced together

Answer 44

polycyclic

Question 45

serpiginous

Answer 45

wavy lines

Question 47

edematous papules and plaques that are characteristic of hives

Answer 47

wheal

Question 48

excoriation

Answer 48

linear erosion caused by scratching

Question 49

nummular

Answer 49

coin-shaped

Question 51

dermal thickening causing firm feeling

Answer 51

induration

Question 52

Nodule

Answer 52

palpable, \>1 cm in diameter. Rounded surface

Question 54

affecting distal limbs

Answer 54

acral

Question 55

pinpoint purpura

Answer 55

petechiae

Question 55

epidermal thickening with accentuation of skin markings

Answer 55

lichenification

Question 56

polycyclic

Answer 56

multiple round lesions coalesced together

Question 57

telangiectasia

Answer 57

dilated blood vessels

Question 58

ulcer

Answer 58

open area with loss of part of dermis

Question 60

net-like

Answer 60

reticulate or retiform

Question 61

Patch

Answer 61

flat, non-palpable, \>1cm in diameter

Question 62

petechiae

Answer 62

pinpoint purpura

Question 63

unilateral

Answer 63

affecting only one side of the body

Question 64

curved

Answer 64

arcuate

Question 65

dried serum, pus, or blood

Answer 65

crust

Question 66

arcuate

Answer 66

curved

Question 67

pustule

Answer 67

pus-filled blister

Question 68

accumulation of stratum corneum

Answer 68

scale

Question 69

stellate

Answer 69

star-shaped

Question 70

ring-like with central clearing

Answer 70

annular

Question 72

Blaschkoid | (following Blaschko's lines)

Answer 72

following ectodermal development lines

Question 73

irregularly-bordered like a continent

Answer 73

geographic

Question 74

like a bulls-eye with at least 3 zones of color

Answer 74

targetoid

Question 75

within body folds

Answer 75

intertriginous

Question 76

wavy lines

Answer 76

serpiginous