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FamMedDerm
Family Medicine Dermatology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Macule | circumscribed, flat color change, not palpable |
| Patch | large macule >1.5 cm |
| Papule | elevated, solid lesion <0.5 cm |
| Nodule | larger papule >0.5 cm |
| Tumor | larger nodule >2cm |
| Plaque | superficial, circumscribed, elevated, solid area >0.5cm |
| Vesicle | papule filled with fluid |
| Pustule | vesicle filled with leukocytes and fluid |
| Bulla | large vesicle >0.5 cm |
| Wheal | Firm, edematous plaque caused by water in the dermis |
| Scales | excess dead epidermal cells |
| Crusts | dried serum and cellular debris |
| Erosion | focal loss of epidermis |
| Ulcer | focal loss of epidermis and dermis |
| Fissure | linear, defined, crack into epidermis and dermis |
| Atrophy | thinning of epidermis or dermis |
| Scar | connective tissue connecting dermis |
| Lichenification | thickened epidermis |