Description of Primary & Secondary Lesions Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
Characteristics of a Macule
A
- primary
- flat
- <1cm
- color change only
- color can vary
2
Q
What type of lesion is this
A
Macule
3
Q
Patch
A
- primary
- flat
- > 1cm
- color change only
4
Q
what type of lesion is this
A
patch
5
Q
Characteristics of a Papule
A
- primary
- raised (maybe depressed center
- superficial (epi only)
- <1cm
- solid
6
Q
What type of lesion is this
A
papule
7
Q
Plaque
A
- primary
- raised or depressed
- > 1cm
- solid
- well-defined
- can form from multiple coalescing papules
8
Q
what type of lesion is this
A
plaque
9
Q
Nodule
A
- primary
- raised
- > 1cm
- solid or fluid filled
- larger/deeper than papule (derm or subQ)
10
Q
What type of lesion is this
A
nodule
11
Q
Vesicle
A
- primary
- raised
- <1cm
- fluid filled (clear, serous, hemorrhagic)
- dome shaped or flaccid
- thin roof
- can come from cleavage at superficial level
12
Q
what type of lesion is this
A
vesicle
13
Q
Bulla
A
- primary
- raised
- > 1cm
- fluid filled
14
Q
what type of lesion is this
A
bulla
15
Q
Pustule
A
- primary
- raised
- <1cm
- purulent
- superficial
16
Q
what type of lesion is this
A
pustule
17
Q
Erosion
A
- primary and secondary
- depressed
- any size
- no contents
- loss of epi tissue, no scarring
18
Q
what type of lesion is this
A
erosion
19
Q
Ulceration
A
- primary or secondary
- depressed
- any size
- no contents
- loss of epi and derm
- scars
20
Q
what type of lesion is this
A
ulceration
21
Q
Wheal
A
- primary
- irregular
- transient
- from cutaneous edema
- red to pale color
- itchy
22
Q
what type of lesion is this
A
wheal
23
Q
What type of lesion is this
A
ecchymosis
24
Q
Petechiae
A
- primary
- 1-3mm
- round and flat
- doesn’t blanch
25
what type of lesion is this
petechiae
26
purpura
- deep red/purple
- large
- irregular
- palpable
- doesn't blanch
27
what type of lesion is this
purpura
28
Scale
- secondary
- accumulation in stratum corneum
- flakes can be any size, adherent/loose
29
what type of lesion is this
scale
30
Describe the etiology of crust lesions
- secondary
- dried exudate
- serous crust = yellow
- hemorrhagic crust = red
31
What type of lesion is this
crust
32
Lichenification
- secondary
- skin thickening
- accentuated fold marks
- chronic scratching/rubbing
33
what kind of lesion is this
lichenification
34
Excoriation
- secondary
- linear
- may be crusty
35
what kind of lesion is this
excoriation
36
Scar
- secondary
- fibrous tissue
- eryth/hypo/hyper
- hair follicles may be destroyed
37
What kind of lesion is this
scar
38
Atrophy
- secondary
- loss of substance/epi/derm/subQ
39
what kind of lesion is this
atrophy
40
Fissure
- secondary
- excessive tension/decreased elasticity
41
what kind of lesion is this
fissure
42
What shape is this
reticular (net like)
43
what shape is this
annular
44
what shape is this
nummular
45
what shape is this
serpiginous
46
demarcation
is the edge sharply defined or does it blend
47
Is this well or poorly demarcated?
Poorly
48
What does verrucous mean
warty
49
what does keratotic mean
hard
