PANCE DERMA

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  1. Lesion that contains clear fluid, <0.5 cm diam....
    Vesicle
  2. Flat, Non-Palpable lesion. Recognized only by the change of color
    Macule

    ie. Vitiligo
  3. Large Macule, Non-Palpable
    Patch

    ie. nevus pilus
  4. Small, elevated lesion, <0.5 cm in diam.
    Papule
  5. _____, if they are neoplastic, will grow to become _____
    papules / nodules
  6. Elevated, >0.5cm in bot width and depth
    Nodule
  7. _____ and tumors may represent inflammatory diseases or neoplastic process.
    Nodules
  8. Elevated, plateau-like lesion, diameter>depth
    plaque
  9. Clear fluid, >0.5cm diam
    Bulla
  10. Fluid filled sac that contains cloudy or purulent material
    Pustule

    (ie. Pustular psoriasis)
  11. Loss of surface epidermis that is superficial and often ocurs after the natural breakage of a vesicle, bulla, or papule
    Erosion
  12. A crack on the skin that is usually narrow but deep
    Fissure
  13. A loss of epidermis that extends into the dermis or subcutaneous area and is usually as broad as itis deep.
    Ulcer
  14. Occurs when serum and/or purulent material becomes dried on the surface.
    Crust

    (crusting)
  15. Transient, with central pallor
    • Wheal
    • (hive)
  16. wheals that are induced with pressure
    dermatographism

    (urticaria)
  17. Enlargement of superficial blood vessel to the point of its being visible. May also result in blanching.
    Telangectasia
  18. Blood vessel disruption and extravasation of blood into the dermis. Non Blanchable!
    Purpura
  19. Reticulated pattern of hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, and erythema with telangectasias
    Poikiloderma
  20. Dermal thickening produced by excessive dermal collagen or by dermal infiltrative process
    Induration
  21. Tunnel caused by a burrowing organism
    Burrow

    (ie. Cutaneous larva migrans)
  22. Erosions of the skin due to external manipulation, usually by the patients own fingernails
    Excoriations
  23. Thickened stratum corneum
    Scale
  24. Thickening of the epidermis
    Lichenification
  25. noninflammatory lesion in which there is keratin impaction.
    comedo

    (ie. acne)

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 Marlene
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 PANCE DERMA
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2012-02-27 23:19:33
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