Exam 4 terms

Question 1

Macule

Answer 1

circumscribed, flat area
change in skin color

Question 2

macule examples

Answer 2

freckles
petechiae
measles
flat mole

Question 3

papule

Answer 3

elevated, solid lesion

Question 4

papule examples

Answer 4

wart
elevated moles
lipoma

Question 5

vesicle

Answer 5

circumscribed, superficial collection of serous fluid

Question 6

vesicle examples

Answer 6

herpes (shingles)
Varicella (chicken pox)
second degree burn

Question 7

plaque

Answer 7

circumscribed, elevated superficial, solid lesion

Question 8

plaque examples

Answer 8

psoriasis
actinic keratoses

Question 9

wheal

Answer 9

firm, edematous, irregularly shaped area, diameter variable

Question 10

wheal examples

Answer 10

insect bite
urticaria (Hives)

Question 11

pustule

Answer 11

elevated, superficial lesion filled with purulent fluid

Question 12

pustule examples

Answer 12

acne
impetigo

Question 13

beige with fishy odor of purulent exudate

Answer 13

proteus

Question 14

brown with a fecal odor of purulent exudate

Answer 14

Bacteroides

Question 15

creamy yellow of purulent exudate

Answer 15

staphylococcus

Question 16

green-blue with fruity odor of purulent exudate

Answer 16

pseudomonas