Week 1 - Dermatology Terminology

Question 1

Primary Lesions

Answer 1

Macule (and patches), Papule, Nodule, Tumor, Plaque, Cyst, Vesicle (Bulla, Pustule), Wheal, Purpura (Petechiae), Comedo, Milium, Burrow

Question 2

Secondary Lesions (“adjectives” of clinical skin pathology)

Answer 2

Scaly, Crusted, Eroded, Ulcerated

Question 3

Macule

Answer 3

Flat, circumscribed region of skin with different color bu tsame texture as surrounding skin (ex: freckle)