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Stack #114311
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| annular | circular, begins in center spreads to periphery (ringworm) |
| confluent | run together (hives) |
| discrete | individualized, distinct, remain seperate (pimples) |
| grouped | clusters (contact dermatitis) |
| gyrate | twisted lesions, linear/gyrated (poison ivy) |
| target | lesion within a lesion, like an iris around a pupil (erythema multiforme--hypersensitivity rxn) |
| linear | scratch or streak (poison ivy) |
| zosteriform | linear, along a nerve route (herpes zoster, shingles) |
| macule | color change, flat, circumscribed, less than 1 cm (freckle/mole) |
| patch | macule that is > 1cm (cafe au lait, vitiligo--hypopigmentation |
| papule | solid, elevated, delineated borders, less than .5 cm (elevated mole/wart) |
| plaque | papules that coalesce to form an elevation, > 1 cm |
| nodule | solid, elevated, hard/soft, deeper into dermis >.5 cm (fibroma) |
| tumor | firm/soft, deep into dermis, >2 cm (lipoma--fatty tumor) |
| wheal | superficial, transient, secondary edema in skin layers, raised, erythematous, solitairy hive (mosquito bite) |
| urticaria | wheals that coalesce, very itchy (hives) |
| pruritic | itchy |
| vesicle | elevated lesion that contains fluid, < .5 cm (herpes, early chicken pox--initial lesion) |
| bulla | vesicle >1 cm (blister, burn) |
| cyst | encapsulated, fluid-filled cavity in dermis (sebaceous cyst) |
| pustule | vesicle that contains pus (impetigo, acne) |
| crusts | dried exudate |
| scales | flakes of skin (psoriasis, eczema, dry skin) |
| fissure | linear crack, into dermis |
| erosion | scooped out, shallow depression (Stage II DPU) |
| ulcer | deeper depression, into dermis |
| excoriation | scratch--usually self-inflicted |
| lichenification | thickening of the skin (thick elbows in winter, elephant-like skin) |
| angiomas | smooth, slightly raised, bright red, will blanch, form on trunk, normal with aging & liver dz, caused by capillary dilitation |
| telangiectasis | fiery red star-shaped lesion, will blanch with pressure, on face/neck, caused by capillary dilitation, normal with pregnancy, age, liver dz |
| ecchymosis | bruising |
| portwine stain (hemangioma) | benign proliferation of blood vessels in dermis |
| strawberry mark (hemangioma) | macular patch covering scalp or face, immature capillaries, shows at birth, gone by age 5 |
| petechiae | tiny < 2mm hemorrhages, bleeding from superficial capillaries, do not blanch, thrombocytopenia |
| purpura | extensive patches of petechiae/ecchymosis |
| tinea capitis | fungal infection, lose big patch of hair (ringworm) |
| alopecia areata | sudden disappearance of hair, unknown cause, grows back |
| trichotillomania | self-induced hair loss, usually anxiety-related |
| pediculosis capitis | lice |
| hirsutism | excess hair loss in women, endocrine dysfunction |
| furuncle | infected hair follicle--usually Staph |
| koilonychias | spoon nails |
Created by:
hunter.398
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