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IO/EO Exam
Lesion Descriptions Etc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Limited to a small focal area | LOCALIZED |
| Involves most or all of an area | GENERALIZED |
| 1cm (10mm) or less in diameter, contains serum or mucin | VESICLE |
| Greater than 1cm (10mm)contains serum/mucin | BULLA |
| Contains pus, yellowish, Any size | PUSTULE |
| Slightly raised, broad flat top, 'pasted on' appearance | PLAQUE |
| Solid tissue less than 5mm in diameter, may be smooth or corrugated | PAPULE |
| Solid tissue, smaller than 1cm | NODULE |
| Solid tissue, 2cm or greater | TUMOR |
| distance from base of depression to margin is less than 3mm | SUPERFICIAL Depressed Lesion |
| distance from base of depression to plane of margin is greater than 3mm | DEEP Depressed Lesion |
| Can be single or multiple, regular or irregular border flat lesion | MACULE |
| CONSISTENCY | soft, spongy, resilient, hard or indurated |
| a little white or reddish ulcer | APHTHA |
| elevated lesion attached by a thin stalk (mushroom) | PEDUNCULATED |
| a wart-like growth | VERRUCA |
| Hemorrhagic spot of pinpoint to pinhead size | PETECHIA |
| Flat lesion larger than a macule, differentiated from surrounding tissue by color and/or texture | PATCH |