Lim Vocab

Question 1

circumscribed, flat discoloration, which may be brown, blue, red, or hypopigmented

Answer 1

Macule

Question 2

A macule more than 3-4cm in diameter

A small area differing from the rest of a surface

Answer 2

Patch

Question 3

An elevated solid lesion up to 0.5 cm in diameter; color varies; may become confluent and form plaques

Answer 3

Papule

Question 4

A circumscribed, elevated, superficial, solid lesion more than 0.5 cm in diameter, often formed by the confluence of papules

Answer 4

Plaque

Question 5

The classic plaque

Answer 5

psyoriasis

Question 6

A circumscribed lesion with a wall and a lumen

May contain fluid or solid matter

Answer 6

Cyst

Question 7

A circumscribed elevated, solid lesion more than 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 7

Nodule

Question 8

A large nodule

Answer 8

Tumor

Question 9

A circumscribed collection of free fluid up to 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 9

Vesicle

Question 10

A circumscribed collection of free fluid more than 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 10

Bulla

Question 11

A circumscribed collection of leukocytes and free fluid that varies in size

Answer 11

Pustule

Question 12

A firm edematous plaque resulting from infiltration of the dermis with fluid;
Are transient and may last only a few hours

Answer 12

Wheal

Question 13

A collection of dried serum and cellular debris; a scab

Answer 13

Crust

Question 14

A linear loss of epidermis and dermis with sharply defined, nearly vertical walls

Answer 14

Fissure

Question 15

A focal loss of epidermis; do not penetrated below the dermoepidermal junction and therefore heal without scarring

Answer 15

Erosions

Question 16

A focal loss of epidermis and dermis; heal with scarring

Answer 16

Ulcer

Question 17

An abnormal formation of connective tissue implying dermal damage; after injury or surgery, these are initially thick and pink but with time become white and atrophic

Answer 17

Scar

Question 18

A narrow, elevated, tortuous channel produced by a parasite.

Found in scabies and is where the scabies scraping should be done to identify mite, eggs, or feces (scybala)

Answer 18

Burrow

Question 19

A small, superficial keratin cyst with no visible opening

Answer 19

Milia

Question 20

A plug of sebaceous and keratinous material lodged in the opening of a hair follicle.
The follicular orifice may be dilated (black head or open) or narrowed (white head or closed)

Answer 20

Comedone

Primary lesion of acne

Question 21

Dilated superficial blood vessels

Answer 21

Telangiectasia

Question 22

Translucent telangiectasia on tumor =

Answer 22

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 23

A circumscribed deposit of blood less than 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 23

petechiae

Question 24

A circumscribed deposit of blood greater than 0.5 cm in diamter

Answer 24

Purpura

Question 25

**“Bulls eye” appearance of 3 colors
Inner zone of acute epidermal injury with necrosis or blisters
Outer zone of erythema
Middle zone of pale edema

Answer 25

Target lesions or “iris” lesions

Question 26

Target lesions is pathmonoic for

Answer 26

Erythemia multiform (Herpes simplex, mycoplasma pneumonia)

Question 27

An erosion caused by scratching.

Often linear

Answer 27

Excoriations

Question 28

An area of thickening epidermis induced by scratching.
Skin lines are accentuated so surface looks like a washboard.
Often associated with hyperpigmentation

Answer 28

Lichenification

Question 29

Excess dead epidermal cells that are produced by abnormal keratinization and shedding

Answer 29

scales

Question 30

A depression in the skin resulting from thinning of the epidermis or dermis

Answer 30

Atrophy