Skin description terms

Question 1

An area of altered skin

Answer 1

Lesion

Question 2

An eruption

Answer 2

Rash

Question 3

A localised malformation of tissue structure

Answer 3

Naevus

Question 4

A plug in a sebaceous follicle containing altered sebum bacteria and cellular debris : opened and close

Answer 4

Open comedown- blackhead

Closed comedone: whitehead

Question 5

All over body

Answer 5

Generalised

Question 6

Extensice

Answer 6

Wisdespread

Question 7

Individual lesions separates from each other

Answer 7

Discrete

Question 8

Lesions merging togethrr

Answer 8

Conflient

Question 9

Concentric ring

Answer 9

Target

Question 10

Like a circle ornring

Answer 10

Annular

Question 11

Coin like round shape

Answer 11

Discoid/ nummular

Question 12

Non-blanching purple colour due to bleeding into skin or mucousbmembrane

Answer 12

Petechiae (small pintooint macular)

Exxhymoses (large bruise like patches )

Question 13

Paler skin areas

Answer 13

Hypopigmentation: eg pityriasis cersicolour

Question 14

White skin due to absence of melanin

Answer 14

Depigmentation eg vitiligo

Question 15

A flat area of altered colour

Answer 15

Macule

Eg freckles

Question 16

Large flat area of altered colour

Answer 16

Patch

Eg. Naevus flannels/port wine stian

Question 17

Solid raised lesion <0.5cm in diameter

Answer 17

Papule

Xanthomata

Question 18

Solid raised >0.5cm in diameter with deeper component

Answer 18

Nodule

Question 19

Palpable scaling raised lesion >0.5cm in diameter

Answer 19

Plaque

Question 20

Raised clear fluid filled lesion < 0.5cm in diameter

Answer 20

Vesicles

Question 21

Raised clear fluid filled lesion >9.5cm I’m doameter

Answer 21

Bulla

Question 22

Pus containing lesion <0.5cm in diameter

Answer 22

Pustule

Question 23

Localised accumulation of pus in dermis or subcutaneous tissues

Answer 23

Abscess

Question 24

Transient raised lesiojndue to dermal oedema

Answer 24

Wheal

Question 25

Lossmofnepidermisnfollowong trauma

Answer 25

Excoriation

Question 26

Well defined rough in god skin with accentuated skin marking

Answer 26

Lichenification

Question 27

Flakes of stratum corneim

Answer 27

Scales

Question 28

Rough surface consisting of dried Derm blood bacteria and cellular devices that has exudes through an eroded epidermis

Answer 28

Crust

Question 29

New fibrous tissue which occurs post would healing and may be strophic hypertrophic keloidal

Answer 29

Scar

Question 30

Loss ofnepidermisnand dermis (heals with scarring )

Answer 30

Ulcer

Question 31

Epidermal crack often h due to excess drying

Answer 31

Fissured

Question 32

Androgen dependent hair growth in female

Answer 32

Hirsuitism

Question 33

Non-androgen dependent pattern of excessive hair growth

Answer 33

Hypertrichosis