Derm Vocab Flashcards
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Eruption
rash, widespread skin involvement
Lesion
Describes an area of disease, usually small “that thing”
Erythema
Redness, vascular dilation
induration
firm, hard mass
primary lesions
first to appear, due to disease or abnormal state
list primary lesions
Macule, Papule, Nodule, Vesicle, Cyst, Pustule, Bulla, Patch, Plaque, Wheal
macule
flat, not palpable
macule size
< 2 cm
patch
like a macule, but with some surface texture change
papule
raised, little, palpable bump
papule size
<= 0.5cm
nodule
like a big papule, can be deep or superficial
vesicle
a tiny blister
a vesicle filled with pus
vesico-pustule or just pustule
a vesicle filled with blood
hemorrhagic vesicle
bulla
big ass blister, plural bulli?
plaque
plateau-like, larger than 2 cm, not super deep
cyst
a nodule filled with liquid or semi-solid
wheal
transitory, compressible papule or plaque of dermal edema. sharp, non-stable borders, can move about, common allergic reaction, spongiform,
list secondary lesions
Crust, Scale, Ulcer, Lichenification, Induration, Erosion, Fissure, Excoriation, Atrophy, Scar
crust
dried serum, blood, or pus on surface of skin (scab)
scale
accumulation or abnormal shedding of stratum corneum in perceptible flakes
lichenification
chronic thickening of skin along with increased skin markings, results from scratching or rubbing
ulcer
circumscribed area of skin loss extending through epidermis and at least part of the dermis