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| Seen in a ring shape. Tinea corporis, erythema migrans (the lesion associated with lyme disease), and granuloma annulare are three common examples. |
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| Tend to remain separate. This is a helpful descriptive term but has little specific diagnostic significance. |
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| Those that are grouped together. They are commonly seen in herpes simplex or with insect bites, for example. |
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| The appearance of lesions important, but the pattern and distribution on the skin is as well. |
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| Follow a dermatome. The lesions of varicella zoster (also known as shingles) are the classic example, but there are other lesions that may assume the same pattern. |
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| Inflamed with a tendency toward clustering, oozing, or crusting. |
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| Lesions that specifically involve the hair follicle. |
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| Look as though someone took a dropper and dropped this lesion on the skin. These lesions are characteristic of one form of psoriasis, though that is not the only example. |
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| also called the isomorphic response, refers to the appearance of lesions along a site of injury. This is seen in a variety of conditions; for example, lichen planus, warts, molluscum contagiosum, psoriasis, lichen nitidus, and the systemic form of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. |
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| Occur in a line or band-like configuration. This descriptive term may apply to a wide variety of disorders. (One should be certain that the lesions are not following a dermatome.) |
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| These lesions have lesions of a variety of shapes. |
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| Net-like lesions can be seen in a variety of circumstances; e.g., very commonly in newborns (or even grown children and adults) as cutis marmorata, or with livedo reticularis. The former fades as the skin is warmed the latter becomes more florid. |
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| Wander as though following the track of a snake. |
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| A widespread disorder that affects the entire skin. |
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| Have the pattern of scarlet fever. The patient with a this type of rash rash has innumerable small red papules that are widely and diffusely distributed. Patients with a variety of other conditions such as Kawasaki disease, viral infections, or drug reactions may have rashes with the same pattern. |
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| Patients with scarlet fever, Kawasaki disease or other conditions may develop a distinctive appearance of their tongues. Because of its resemblance to the well-known berry, the appearance is called "this term." Since this eruption is on a mucus membrane, it is called an enanthem. |
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| The patient has a rash that looks like measles. The rash consists of macular lesions that are red and are usually 2-10 mm in diameter but may be confluent in places. |
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| Commonly used to describe a portion of the rash of cutaneous candidiasis in which a beefy red plaque may be found surrounded by numerous, smaller red macules located adjacent to the body of the main lesions. |
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