Benign Skin Lesions Flashcards
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Achrochordon:
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- Skin tags
- Diagnosed based on clinical appearance
2
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Dermatofibromas:
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- Dermal proliferation of fibroblasts
- Dark color
- Fitzpatrick’s Sign: lateral pressure causes a depression
3
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Neurofibromas:
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- Nerve sheath tumors comprised of neuromesenchymal cells
- Flesh colored
- Button-Hole Sign: direct pressure lesion goes in
4
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Suborrheic keratosis:
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- Proliferation of immature Keratinocytes
- Stuck on appearance
5
Q
Dermatosis papulosa nigra (DPN):
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-Multiple hyperpigmented papules on the face of dark skinned people (What Morgan Freeman has)
6
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Sebaceous hyperplasia:
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- Enlargement of normal sebaceous glands
- CONFUSED WITH BCC
7
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Epidermoid Cysts:
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- Most common cutaneous cysts
- Flesh colored nodule with Central Punctum
- Can become infected: incise and drain; inject around lesion; Must take cyst wall out; cyst wall is friable
8
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Pilar Cysts:
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- Subcutaneous nodule originating from root sheath of hair follicle
- Cyst wall is more stable and easier to take out
9
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Pyogenic Granuloma:
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- Dome shaped vascular tumor with friable surface
- Must be removed bc it bleeds easily
10
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Lipoma:
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- Subcutaneous fat tumor enclosed with thin fibrous capsule
- PAINLESS
11
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Angiolipoma:
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- Subcutaneous Fat tumor With Capillary Vessels encapsulated
- PAINFUL
12
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Acquired Melanocytic Nevi (Moles):
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- Junctional
- Compound
- Dermal
13
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Halo Nevus/Sutton’s Nevus;
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- Outlined with halo of depigmentation
- Back commonly
14
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Blue Nevus:
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- Solitary
- Blue-Black
- Dome shaped
15
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Spitz Nevus:
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- Childhood
- Face
- Pink or tan
- Dome shaped and Hairless
