Skin Terms

Question 1

Flat, non, palapable, alteration in skin colour or texture

Answer 1

< 1cm - Macule

> 1cm - Patch

Question 2

Superficial, raised

Answer 2

< 0.5cm - Papule
0.5-2cm - Nodule
> 2cm - Plaque (disc-like)

Question 3

Fluid-filled, circumscribed

Answer 3

< 0.5cm - Vesicle
0.5-1cm - Bulla
> 1cm - Pustule (pus filled)

Question 4

Loss of tissue, circumscribed

Answer 4

Ulcer

Question 5

Elevated, oedematous, evanescent, usually with erythema

Answer 5

Weal

Question 6

Plug of keratin and sebum in a pilosebaceous orifice

Answer 6

Comedo - comedones (pl.)

• open orifice (white head)
• closed orifice(black head)

Question 7

Chronic thickening of epidermis and prominence of normal skin markeings

Answer 7

Lichenifications

- usually chronic scratching

Question 8

Superficial loss of substance

Answer 8

Excoriation

Question 9

Accumulation of excess keratin

Answer 9

Scale

Question 10

Dried exudates - blood, pus, serum

Answer 10

Crust

Question 11

Blue, not blanching

Answer 11

< 0.3cm - Petechia
0.3-1cm - Purpura
> 1cm - Ecchymoses

Question 12

Configuration Types

Answer 12

• Grouped
• Linear
• Discoid
• Annular

Question 13

Distribution Types

Answer 13

• Local
• General
• Symmetrical
• Dermatome
• Photosensitive
• Extensor
• Flexor
• Flexural