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Secondary Skin Lesio

When lesion changes over time or changes because of a factor

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Crust The thickened, dried out exudate left when vesicles burst or dry up. COlor can be red-brown, honey, or yellow Impetigo, weeping eczematous dermatitis, scab following abrasion
Scale Compact, desiccated flakes of skin, dry or greasy, silvery, or white, from shedding of dead excess keratin cells Psorasis, eczema, dry skin, ichthyosis
Fissure Linear crack with abrupt edges, extends into dermis, dry or moist Cheilosis, athlete's foot
Erosion Scooped out but shallow depression. Superficial; epidermis lost; moist but no bleeding (blank)
Ulcer Deeper depression extending into dermis, irregular shape, may bleed; leaves scar when heals Stasis, ulcer, pressure sore
Excoriation self inflicted abrasion; superficial; soemtimes crusted; scratches from intense itching Insect bited, scabies, dermatitis, varicella
Scar After a skin lesion is repaird, normal tissue is lost and replaced with connective tissue. This is a permanent fibrotic change Healed area of surgery or injury, acne
Atrophic Scar Resulting skin level depressed with loss of tissue; a tinning of the epidermis Striae
Lichenification Prolonged intense scratching eventually thickens the skin and produces tightly packed sets of papules, looks like surace of moss (blank)
Keloid A hypertrophic scar. Resulting skin level is elevated by excess scar tissue, whis is beyond the site of original injury. Looks smooth, Rubbery, claw like and higher among blacks (blank)
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