Derm Terms Flashcards
(40 cards)
What is the derm word for a < 1cm flat lesion?
macule
What is the derm word for a > 1cm flat lesion?
patch
What is the derm word for a < 1cm raised lesion?
papule
What is the derm word for a > 1cm raised lesion?
nodule
What is the derm word for a slightly raised lesion but diameter is bigger than it is raised (D > 1cm)?
Plaque e.g. if it is palpable = raised = plaque
What is the derm word for a pus containing small (<1cm) lesion?
pustule
What is the derm word for a pus containing >1cm (larger) lesion?
Abscess
What is the derm word for a fluid filled lesion <1cm?
Vesicle
What is the derm word for a fluid filled lesion >1cm?
Bulla
What is the derm word for a superficial epidermal break? (partial epidermis loss, it wont scar on healing)
Erosion
What is the derm word for a deep break into the dermis (as well as epidermis) - will heal with scarring
Ulcer
What is itchy dermal oedema called? (transient itchy)
Wheal e.g. urticaria (made from H2 release from urticaria –> the inflam and fluid = wheal) urticaria = blotchy, raised red rash. It’s often very itchy.
What do you call an EPITHELIAL COVERED fluid filled lesion?
Cyst - as has epidermis over the top of it
What do you call dead stratum corneum (top layer of epidermis)?
Scale
What do you call a crack in the epidermis? (not a break in it that = erosion)
Fissure
What do you call small non-blanching lesions from BV leak?
Petechie
What do you call larger non-blanching lesions from BV leak?
purpura
What do you call large non-blanching lesions from BV leak?
eccymosis
What is a macule?
a < 1cm flat lesion
What is a patch?
What is the derm word for a > 1cm flat lesion?
What is a papule?
a < 1cm raised lesion
What is a nodule?
What is the derm word for a > 1cm raised lesion?
Wha is a Plaque
slightly raised lesion but diameter is bigger than it is raised (D > 1cm)
e.g. if it is palpable = raised = plaque
What is a pustule?
What is the derm word for a pus containing small (<1cm) lesion?
