Describing Skin Flashcards by Keziah Abbotts | Brainscape

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Hypertrichosis

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General excess growth

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Hirsutes

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Excess growth in male pattern

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Alopecia

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Loss of hair

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Purpura

A

Condition of red or purple discolored spots on the skin that do not blanch on applying pressure.

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Petechia

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Small (1–2 mm) red or purple spot on the skin

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Erythema

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Redness due to vascular dilatation

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Macule

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Flat lesion <1cm

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Patch

A

Flat lesion >1cm

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Papule

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Raised lesion <0.5cm

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Nodule

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Raised lesion >0.5cm

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Plaque

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Raised edge and flatter surface

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Wheal

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Compressible dermal swelling

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Vesicle

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Fluid filled raised lesion <0.5cm

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Bulla

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Fluid filled raised lesion >0.5cm

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Cyst

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Nodule containing semi-solid material

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Cutaneous photo sensitivity

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Abnormal cutaenous response to UV radiation

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Photodermatoses

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Skin disease caused by exposure to sunlight