Dermatology - Final Flashcards
(30 cards)
Flat lesion without induration or significant elevation
Macule or patch
Deep seated indurated lesion often fixed
Nodule or tumor
non-blanching dark red-purple lesion
purpura, petechiae or ecchymosis
Prominent blood vessel, blanches easily
Telangictasia
Blister filled with non-purulent material, deeply seated in dermis
Vesicle/bulla
Pink/white blanchable, edematous pruritis lesion
Wheal/urticaria
Yellow, brown or black waxy stuck on appearance
SK
Dermatosis papulosa nigra
Variant of SK that looks like flat wart on bilateral cheeks of darker pigmented skin
Sign of Lesar-Trelat
eruptive appearance of multiple SK that can be paraneoplastic in etiology
DDx for SK
melanoma, verruca, letinges
Thinning of skin, fine wrinkling, transparency
Atrophy
Dried blood, honey-colored or serum
Crust
Partial thickness epidermal loss
Erosion/avulsion
Full thickness epidermis loss with exposure of dermis
Ulceration
Dessicated, flakey keratinocytes
Scale
Benign overgrowth of normal sebaceous oil glands with yellow or flesh-colored appearance with central umbilicalization
Sebaceous hyperplasia
Located on extremety with pink-brown dome shaped firm papules with “dimple sign” when squeezed
Dermatofibroma - thought to be caused by trauma
Pink/brown colored papules or patches with scale on sun-exposed area
AK
What is often the first sign of AK
Rough scale before changes in skin pigment
grey-ish white rough patch on vermillion border
Actinic cheilitis
REBUILD is an abbreviation for S&S of SCC - detail these high-risk features
I - induration D - diameter > 1 cm R - rapidly enlarging B - bleeding E - erythema U - ulceration L - infLammation
Indurated pink/red scaley plaque or tumor
SCC
What layers of skin are involved with eczema?
Epidermis NOT dermis
inflammation, typically of the skin of the lower legs, caused by chronic edema. Symptoms are itching, scaling, and hyperpigmentation. Ulceration can be a complication.
Stasis dermatitis