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Skin Lesion Terms Flashcards

1
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Flat discolorations

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Macule

Patch

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2
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Macule

Patch

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Flat discolorations

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3
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Raised solid lesions

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Papule
Nodule
Tumor

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4
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Papule
Nodule
Tumor

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Raised solid lesions

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5
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Flat-topped elevation

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Plaque

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Clear fluid-filled and raised

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Vesicle

Bulla

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Vesicle

Bulla

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Clear fluid-filled and raised

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Purulent fluid-filled and raised

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Pustule

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9
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Transient, red, itchy and swollen papule/plaque that usually lasts less than 24 hours because of a hypersensitivity reaction

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Urticaria - wheals/hives

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10
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Dilated superficial blood vessels

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Telangiectasia

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11
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Debris within sebacceous glands/hair follicles

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Comedone

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12
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Non-blanchable foci of hemorrhage

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Petechiae

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13
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If purpura is palpable, you should think?

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Vasculitis

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14
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Accumulation of flakes of skin (stratum corneum)

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Scale

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15
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Accumulation of dried body fluids

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Crust

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16
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Linear defects in epidermis due to scratching

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Excoriation

17
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Loss of the epidermis only

18
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Loss of the epidermis and into the dermis

19
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Linear break in the epidermis

20
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Thickening of the skin

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Lichenification

21
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Loss of substance

22
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How may atrophy appear on the skin?

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Shiny or like a depression

23
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Annular

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Ring with central clearing

24
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Nummular

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Circular or coin shaped

25
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Target lesions/bull’s eye/Erythema Multiforme

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Rings with central duskiness

26
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Reticulated lesions

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Network pattern

27
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Herpetiform

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Grouped together

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