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Primary lesion

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Caused directly by disease process

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Macule

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Flat

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Patch

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Flat > .5 cm

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Papule / pustule

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Raised, domed,

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Nodule

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Raised, domed, > .5 cm

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Papule

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Raised, flat top,

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Plaque

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Raised, flat-top, > .5 cm

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Vesicle

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Blister (fluid filled)

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Bulla

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Blister (fluid filled) > .5 cm

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Erosion

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Denudation of epidermis only

Non-scarring

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Ulcer

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Denudation of epidermis and dermis

Scarring

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Wheal

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Edematous, transient, flat-topped plaque
Typical of urticaria (hives)
Center may appear lighter than edge

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Secondary Features

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Changes due to external factors, such as scratching, trauma, infection, or healing

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Scale

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Thickening of stratum corneum
Adherent
White / fine (typical of xerosis)
Yellow / greasy (typical of seborrheic dermatitis)
Hyperkeratotic
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Crust

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Dried endogenous material

May be serous (common in eczema), hemorrhagic, or honey-colored (impetigo)

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Excoriation

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Linear erosions from scratching

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Lichenification

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Thickening of skin w/ accentuation of skin markings (ridged surface) due to chronic scratching / rubbing

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Fissure

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Linear crack in skin

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Petechiae

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Pinpoint red-brown macules due to intradermal hemorrhage. Non-blanching.

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Palpable Purpura

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Intradermal hemorrhagic papules and plaques. Non-blanching. Bigger spots than petechiae.

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Epidermal atrophy

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“Cigarette paper” wrinkling

Red / brown color. Telangiectasias (visible blood vessels)

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Dermal atrophy

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Skin surface is depressed

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Brown / black color due to?

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Melanin or necrosis

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Blue color due to?

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Melanin deposited deeper in skin

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Yellow color due to?

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Sebaceous tissue (oil gland) or intracellular lipids

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Annular shape

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Round w/ central clearing

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Polycystic

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Plaques coalesce

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Square eruptions or those that follow pattern of external object often due to what?

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Contact dermatitis

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Serpiginous

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Wavy, snake-like border

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Stellate

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Angulated edges

May be due to scratching or condition of underlying vasculature.

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Blaschkoid

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Swirling patterns due to post-zygotic mutation of melanocytes or keratinocytes

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Dermatomal (Zosteriform)

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Linear bands that start and end at midline of trunk
Reflect nerve supply to skin
Ex: Herpes zoster (shingles)

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Koebernization

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Linear collection of lesions arising from external trauma

Common in psoriasis

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Indurated

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Firm texture upon palpation

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Fluctuant

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Compressible denoting underlying fluid or pus

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Burrow

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Wavy or linear track typical of scabies infection

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Impetiginized

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Secondarily infected w/ staph

Honey-colored crust

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Eschar

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Black, adherent crust of necrotic tissue

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Pedunculated

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Narrower at base of lesion

40
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Which skin cancers are commonly translucent?

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Basal cell skin cancer

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Umbilicated

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Central depression

Classic for molluscum

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Verrucus

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Rough, warty surface

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Papulosquamous (presentation and specific diseases)

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Papules and plaques w/ overlying scale

Eczema, psoriasis, contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, tinea infection, drug eruption

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Vesiculobullous (presentation and diseases)

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Vesicles and bullae
Round erosions w/ collarette of scale reflects a ruptured bulla.
Pemphigus vulgaris, bullous pemphigoid, cicatricial pemphigoid, epidermolysis bullosa, dermatitis herpetiformis, bullous impetigo, bullous tinea infection

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Collarette

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Narrow rim of loosened keratin overhanging the periphery of a circumscribed skin lesion

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Urticarial (presentation and diseases)

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Wheals

Urticaria, urticarial drug eruption, and bullous pemphigoid

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Acneiform (presentation and diseases)

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Papules and pustules w/ follicular involvement

Acnea, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, folliculitis, pyoderma faciale

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Rosacea

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Chronic skin condition characterized by facial redness, small and superficial dilated blood vessels on facial skin, papules, pustules, and swelling.

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Ecchymosis

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Subcutaneous purpura > 1 cm or a hematoma. Commonly called a bruise, but bruises are caused by trauma whereas ecchymoses, are not necessarily caused by trauma.

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