Skin Lesions

Question 1

Freckle

Answer 1

(macule/ephelide)
circular, small, flat
0.5 cm

Question 2

Mongolian spots

Answer 2

(patch)
irregular flat macule
> 1 cm

Question 3

Mole

Answer 3

(papule)
solid, elevated spot
<0.5 cm

Question 4

Psoriasis (primary)

Answer 4

(plaque)
patch of close papules
>0.5 cm

Question 5

Herpes Simplex

Answer 5

(vesicle)
raised, round, oval with fluid
<0.5 cm

Question 6

Acne

Answer 6

(pustule)
raised vesicle with pus

Question 7

Fatty lipoma

Answer 7

(nodule)
solid, elevated, palpable
<0.5 cm

Question 8

Cancerous Tumor

Answer 8

(tumor)
solid, elevated, palpable
>0.5 cm

Question 9

Hives

Answer 9

(Wheal/urticaria)
raised swollen, red bumps, welts

Question 10

Subaceous cyst

Answer 10

(cyst)
elevated, encapsulated filled with fluid
>1 cm

Question 11

Psoriasis (secondary)

Answer 11

(scale)
Dry build up of dead skin cells and flakes off

Question 12

Healed Herpes Simplex

Answer 12

(crust)
Dried collection of blood, serum, pus; part of healing

Question 13

Chronic incontinence

Answer 13

(excoriation)
Hollow, crusted area with loss of epidermis

Question 14

Candidias erosion

Answer 14

(erosion)
Depressed area that is moist and shiny; loss of superficial epidermis

Question 15

Pressure ulcer

Answer 15

(ulcer)
Concave, exudative, variable in size

Question 16

Break in lip from dry skin

Answer 16

(fissure)
linear break in skin

Question 17

Scar

Answer 17

(scar)
Discolored fibrous tissue over healed surgical incisions/wounds

Question 18

keloid over surgical area

Answer 18

(keloid)
Excessive collagen production beyond wound/incision

Question 19

Mole (secondary)

Answer 19

(papule/nevus)
Proliferation of melanocytes

Question 20

ridged nail

Answer 20

Ridges may also happen if you have a nutrient deficiency
ridges may run vertically or horizontally

Question 21

spooning nail

Answer 21

(koilonychia)
soft nails that have a spoon-shaped dent in them
You’re more likely to have spoon nails if you have nutritional deficiencies like iron or vitamin B deficiencies

Question 22

clubbing

Answer 22

greater than 180 degrees
often a sign of a health condition that needs treatment, such as lung cancer, hypoxia

Question 23

transverse grooving

Answer 23

(horizontal ridges that occur across the nail); Beau line
it is sign that an illness, injury or skin condition interrupted your nail growth

Question 24

paronychia

Answer 24

(infection of hang nail area)
infection of the proximal and lateral fingernails and toenails folds, including the tissue that borders the root and sides of the nail. This condition can occur spontaneously or following trauma or manipulation. Paronychia is among the most common infections of the hand.

Question 25

splinter hemorrhages

Answer 25

(black vertical line)
small blood spots appear under the nail