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Terminology Flashcards

1
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Define macule

A

flat area of colour change
often due to pigmentary change

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2
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Define papule

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solid raised lesion <0.5cm diameter

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Define nodule

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solid raised lesion >0.5cm diameter

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4
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Define plaque

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palpable scaling raised lesion
diameter greater than height

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5
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Define vesicle

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raised, clear, fluid-filled lesion <0.5cm diameter
within or beneath epidermis

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6
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Define bulla

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raised, clear, fluid-filled lesion >0.5cm diameter

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7
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Define pustule

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vesicle with pus

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8
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Define wheal

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cutaneous oedema

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9
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Define lichenification

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well-defined roughening of skin with accentuation of skin markings

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10
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Define erythema

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redness that blanches on pressure

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11
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Define Koebner’s phenomenon

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appearance of new skin lesions on previously unaffected skin secondary to trauma

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12
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Define abscess

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localised accumulation of pus

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13
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Define striae

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stretch marks

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14
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Define fissure

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split in epidermis extending to dermis

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15
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Define generalised

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all over body

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16
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Define widespread

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extensive

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17
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Define localised

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restricted to one area of body

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18
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Define flexural

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body folds eg. groin, neck, antecubital fossa

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19
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List some extensor surfaces

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knees, elbows, shins etc.

20
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List some pressure areas

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sacrum, buttocks, ankles, heels

21
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Define dermatomal

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area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

22
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Define photosensitive

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affects sun-exposed areas eg. face, neck, back of hands

23
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Define discrete

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individual lesions separate from each other

24
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Define confluent

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merging together

25
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Define linear

26
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Define cluster

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grouped together

27
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Define target

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concentric rings (eg. erythema multiforme)

28
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Define annular

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like a ring or circle

29
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Define discoid

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coin-shaped

30
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Define serpiginous

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like a snake

31
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Define reticulate

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like a net (eg. livedo reticularis)

32
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Define stellate

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star-like (eg. healing leg ulcer)

33
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Define purpura

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red or purple colour which does not blanch
- petechiae (pinpoint)
- ecchymoses (bruise like patches)

34
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Define hypopigmentation

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paler skin (eg. pityriasis)

35
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Define depigmentation

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absence of melanin

36
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Define hyperpigmentation

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darker skin (eg. melasma)

37
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Define patch

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larger flat area of altered colour or texture

38
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Define cyst

A

circumscribed tumour
containing semi-solid or liquid material

39
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Define well-demarcated

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clear border

40
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Define erosion and ulcer

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erosion = loss of epidermis
ulcer = loss of epidermis and dermis

41
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Define excoriation

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loss of epidermis induced by scratching

42
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Define scale

A

flaking from epidermis

43
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Define crust

A

collection of inflammatory cells and serum on the surface (eg. golden crust in impetigo)

44
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SCAM mnemonic for describing a lesion

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S = size, shape
C = colour
A = associated secondary change
M = morphology, margin (border)

45
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Define keratotic

A

collection of dead skin cells

46
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ABCDE mnemonic for pigmented lesions

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A = asymmetry
B = border (irregular)
C = colour (2 or more)
D = diameter (>6mm)
E = evolution

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