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Macule

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circumscribed, flat discoloration

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Patch

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circumscribed, flat discoloration > 0.5cm

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Papule

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domed, raised lesion

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Pustule

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domed, papule containing pus

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Nodule

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domed, raised lesion >0.5cm

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Plaque

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raised, flat-topped lesion >0.5cm

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Vesicle

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papule containing fluid

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Bulla

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nodule containing fluid >0.5cm

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Wheal

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edematous, transient plaque

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What are secondary findings caused by?

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External forces such as scratching, trauma, infection, or changes caused by healing

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Scale

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thickening of the stratum corneum

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What is hyperkeratotic scale?

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thick, white scale

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Crust

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dried endogenous material on the skin

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Erosion

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loss of the epidermis

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Ulcer

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loss of epidermis and dermis

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Excoriation

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linear erosion from scratching

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Fissure

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linear ulceration

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Lichenification

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thickening of skin with accentuation of skin markings due to chronic scratching or rubbing

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Atrophy

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thinning of epidermis, dermis, and/or subcutaneous fat

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Purpura

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lesions caused by extravastaed red blood cells

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purpura petechiae

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pinpoint red-brown macules

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Purpura Ecchymosis

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Bruise

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Palpable Purpura

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most commonly caused by vasculitis

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Annular

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round or ovoid with central clearing

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Targetoid

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resembling a bull’s eye

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Blaschkoid

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whorled pattern following the lines of epidermal migration

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Keobnerized

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development of linear lesions following trauma classically occurs in psoriasis and lichen planus

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Reticulate

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net-like reflecting underling vasculature

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Photodistributed

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face, V of neck, hands and forearms

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Seborrheic

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scalp, brows, glabella, alae, sternal chest, groin, axillae

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Fluctuant

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suggests underlying fluid

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Burrow

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wavy tunnel in the epidermis due to Scabies infestation

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Verrucous

A

wart-like

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