Skin Lesion Shapes, Patterns, & Locations Flashcards by D Taylor | Brainscape

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Circumscribed

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Round

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Oval

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Oval

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Discrete

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Separate and apart

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Clustered

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Grouped

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Confluent

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Lesions that run together

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Linear

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Arranged in lines

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Annular

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Ring shaped

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Arciform

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Partial rings/arcs

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Iris

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Bullseye

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Reticular

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Meshlike pattern

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Gyrate

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Serpentine; squiggly

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Polycyclic

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Coalesced, concentric circles

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Diffuse/generalized

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Distributed over entire body

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Scattered

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Sparsely distributed

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Localized

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In a very limited, discrete area

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Regional

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Confined to specific body area

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Extensor surfaces

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Outside Elbows and knees

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Flexor surfaces

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Inside elbows, back of knees

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Dermatome

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Follows path of nerve tract; doesn’t cross body midline

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Intertriginous areas

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Folds of skin (b/w fingers, toes)