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Macule = Freckle (non palpable, flat <1cm, diff color)
Patch >1cm, flat, non-palpable, a lighter patch of skin than a freckle |
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| >1cm, serous fluid, blister - as in pemphigus vulgaris |
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papule <1cm, palpable solid mass (Moles, Molluscum contagiosum)
Nodule >1cm, like papule but greater depth. (palpable solid mass) |
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Plaque >1cm, surface area > height as in psoriasis.
Papule <1cm, palpable solid mass (Moles, Molluscum contagiosum) |
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| Plugged Sebaceous gland - blackheads open, whiteheads closed |
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Tumor > 2cm , like nevi or skin tags
Nodule >1cm, like papule but greater depth. (palpable solid mass) |
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| Skin edema (red base) = mast cell histamine release as in hives (urticaria) and insect bites |
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| Infection with HPV - thickening.. mass |
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Partial/complete epidermal loss
A secondary skin lesion |
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Epidermal plus partial/full dermal loss
A secondary skin lesion |
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Linear crack from epidermis into dermis
A secondary skin lesion
-athletes foot |
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intravascular defects -= reddish purple nonblanching <0.5cm
A vascular skin lesion |
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| intravascular defects - reddish-purple nonblanching >0.5cm |
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| exaggerated CT response to injury - extends beyond would edges. |
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| Epidermal thickening - tree bark look |
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