Skin Flashcards
(52 cards)
non-palpable, erythematous
macules- drug eruption
non-palpable, hypo/hyperpigmented
macules- tinta versicolor
multiple scattered round and oval, brown, non raised
macule- benign melanocytic nevi
blue-gray, dark brown, red
irregular borders
finger-like projections
suspicious for malignancy
bilaterally symmetric erythematous patches on central cheeks and eyebrows
seborrheic dermatitis
hypopigmentation
erythematous and scaling - tine cruris
pearly
papule - BCC
papule- skin tags
scattered erythematous, well circumscribed flat topped plaques on extensor knees and elbows with overlying silvery scale
plaque psoriasis
typically on flexor surfaces (flexor wrists, antecubital fossae, popliteal fossae)
bilateral erythematous, lichenified, poorly circumscribed plaques
atopic dermatitis
single, oval, flat topped superficial erythematous to skin color plaque
herald patch - indicated pityriasis rosea
“raised and palpable”
plaque and scaling - pityriasis rosea
multiple round coin-like eczematous plaques with overlying dried transudate crust
nummular eczema
multiple vesicles and pustules
erythematous and vesicular - herpes simplex virus
vesicular- dermatomal rash - shingles - herpes zoster
scattered erythematous papule and vesicles with transudate crust
erythematous papule and vesicles - allergic contact dermatitis from poison ivy
bullae
bullae (insect bites)
erupted bullae
pustule (acne vulgaris)
pustule (bacterial folliculitis)
furuncle
* if fluctuant (squishy) it is more likely an abscess
hyper pigmented nodule