Terms

Question 1

Acral

Answer 1

Distal extremities of the body; examples include the fingers, ears, nose, toes, nipples, and penis

Question 2

Annular

Answer 2

Ring shaped

Question 3

Bulla

Answer 3

Raised lesion containing fluid; greater than 1cm

Question 4

Dermatomal

Answer 4

Area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

Question 5

Dermatoses

Answer 5

Conditions affecting skin, hair, or nails

Question 6

Ecchymosis

Answer 6

A discoloration of the skin usually caused by bleeding underneath the skin

Question 7

Erosion

Answer 7

Loss of outer layer of skin (epidermis) causing an open wound

Question 8

Erythroderma

Answer 8

Redness affecting the whole body or almost the whole body

Question 9

Gyrate

Answer 9

Rash that appears as a pattern of wonky rings and wavy lines

Question 10

Herpetiform

Answer 10

Small, raised bumps (papules) in a cluster that are solid

Question 11

Lichenification

Answer 11

Thickened or hard areas of skin due to frequent scratching or rubbing

Question 12

Linear lesion

Answer 12

A lesion in the shape of a straight/nearly straight line

Question 13

Macule

Answer 13

Patch <1cm

Question 14

Patch

Answer 14

Flat >1cm

Question 15

Nodule

Answer 15

Raised >1cm

Question 16

Nummular lesion

Answer 16

Circular, also called discoid

Question 17

Papule

Answer 17

Raised <1cm

Question 18

Petechia

Answer 18

Small spin point red, purple or brown spots caused by bleeding <1cm

Question 19

Putsule

Answer 19

Raised bump containing pus <1cm

Question 20

Iris lesion aka

Answer 20

Target lesion

Question 21

Vesicle

Answer 21

Raised lesion containing fluid <1cm

Question 22

Bullae

Answer 22

Vesicle >1cm

Question 23

Pustule

Answer 23

Vesicle with pus

Question 24

Violaceous

Answer 24

Purple skin

Question 25

Crust

Answer 25

Develops when serum, blood, or purulent exudate dries on the skin surface

Question 26

Cyst

Answer 26

Cavity containing liquid, solid, or semi-solid material
Difference between vesicles and pustules: cysts are firm on palpation due to fibrous capsules

Question 27

Lentigo

Answer 27

Liver spots

Question 28

Folliculitis

Answer 28

Caused by microbes (staph), may be due to fungus, mites, noninfectious (hair removal, pulling of hair)
1-3mm pustules or inflamed papules on hair

Question 29

Hypertrophic scars vs keloid

Answer 29

Confined to borders of injury vs extend beyond the wound

Question 30

Epidermal nevus

Answer 30

Believed to be a form of mosiacism due to post zygotic mutations in embryonic cells
Most often linear

Question 31

Tinea pedis

Answer 31

Foot

Question 32

Tinea manuum

Answer 32

Hands

Question 33

Tinea cruris

Answer 33

Inguinal and groin regions

Question 34

Tinea corporis

Answer 34

Neck, trunk, arms and /or legs

Question 35

Tinea capitus

Answer 35

Head

Question 36

Cellulitis vs erysipelas

Answer 36

Dermis and subcutaneous tissue
Only upper dermis

Question 37

SJS vs TEN

Answer 37

SJS <10% epidermal detachment TEN>30%

Question 38

Erythrasma

Answer 38

Bacterial infection that causes scaly brown patches, caused by corynebacterium minutissiumum

Question 39

Prurigo nodular

Answer 39

Chronic condition that causes hard, itchy bumps called nodules

Question 40

Keratosis pilaris

Answer 40

Small dry rough bumps on skin

Question 41

Dermatographia

Answer 41

Draw on skin

Question 42

Darier disease

Answer 42

Keratosis Follicularis
Thickened, rough bumps or plaques that can be greasy or have a brown or yellow crust - ATP2A2 disease
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