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Abcde grouped skin lesions

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Name of Lesion
Type of lesion
A= Asymmetry B= Boarder
C= Color Variation D=Diameter
E= Elevation and enlargement
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macule   primary   Nonpalpable, circumscribed   D= Diameter < 1cm   flat,   Freckles, Rubeola, Rubella   Nonpalpable, circumscribed  
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Patch   primary   Nonpalpable, circumscribed   D= Diameter > 1cm In diameter   flat   vitiligo, portwine mark   vitiligo, portwine mark  
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plaque   primary   Elevated, firm, circumscribed boarder   D= Diameter a papule larger than o.5 cm   flat top, firm rough   psoriasis   (blank)  
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papule   primary   circimcricribed   D= Diameter <0.5 cm   solid mass   warts   (blank)  
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Bulla   primary   elevated circumscribed   >0.5cm   superficial filled with sereous fluids   contact dermitis posion ivy   (blank)  
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Vesicle   primary   elevated circumscribed   <0.5 cm in diameter   superficial filled with serous fluid   blister, varicella   (blank)  
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Tumor   primary   Irregular boarders   >1-2 cm   elevated firm palpable   (blank)   deeper in dermis than papule  
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Nodule   primary   (blank)   .5-2cm in diameter   elevated firm palpable   Lymphoma   deeper in dermis than papule  
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Pustule   primary   (blank)   (blank)   elevated superficial   impetigo, acne   similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid  
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Cyst   primary   elevated circimscribedencapsulated   (blank)   elevated papable, encascapsulated   sebaceous cyst   filled with liquid or semi solid material  
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wheal   primary   irregular   (blank)   elevated mass   Urticaria, insect bites   Urticaria, = serous fluid in dermis no fluid in cavity  
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erosion   Secondary Lesions   (blank)   (blank)   depressed moist area   scratch marks   loss of superficial epidermis, dermis not involved  
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Ulcers   2ndary   skin loss past epidermis   (blank)   neccrotic tissue loss   pressure ulcer   bleeding scaring  
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scar   2ndary   skin mark   new scars = red/purple old scars= white   (blank)   (blank)   replacement of connective tissue  
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Fissure   2ndary   linear   (blank)   may involve dermis   chapped lips, athlete's foot   (blank)  
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crust   secondary lesions   (blank)   (blank)   slightly elevated, varied size   scab ecezema   dried serum blood or purulent material  
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scale   2ndary   Irregular boarders   (blank)   irregular thick or thin   Psoriasis, exfoliative dermatitis   flaky exfoliative dermatitis  
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Keloid   2ndary   irregular   red   elevated   surigical incision   + rate in african americans  
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Atrophy   2ndary   loss of markings   transparent loof of epidermis   (blank)   aged skin arterial insufficiency   vessels may be noted  
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Lichenification   2ndary lesions   accentuated skin markings, repeated irritations   thickening of skin   thickening of skin   (blank)   repeated irritations  
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Petechia   Vascular skin Lesions   round   red or purple 1-2mm   (blank)   (blank)   A small purplish spot on a body surface, such as the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by a minute hemorrhage and often seen in typhus. 2ndary to blood A small purplish spot on a body surface, such as the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by a minute hemo  
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Ecchymosis   Vascular skin Lesions   round or irregular macular lesion   color varies & changes black yellow and green hues larger than petechia   (blank)   associated with trama & bleeding tendicies   also mac·ule (-yūl') A discolored spot or area on the skin that is not elevated above the surface and is characteristic of certain cextravasation - the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said or blood or lymph or  
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Hematoma   Vascular skin Lesions   (blank)   (blank)   eleavated ecchymosis   associated w/ trama   localized collection of blood creating an eleavated ecchymosis  
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Cherry Angioma   Vascular skin Lesions   papular & round Pap·u·lar   red or purple   noted on trunk extermities   may blanch w/ preassure normal age related alteration   usually not clinically siginificant  
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spider angioma   Vascular skin Lesions   central body w/ radiating branches   red arterial lesion   (blank)   noted on face neck arms & trunk rare below waist associated w/ liver disease, pregnancy, vit B -   (blank)  
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