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FamMedDerm
Family Medicine Dermatology
Question | Answer |
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Macule | circumscribed, flat color change, not palpable |
Patch | large macule >1.5 cm |
Papule | elevated, solid lesion <0.5 cm |
Nodule | larger papule >0.5 cm |
Tumor | larger nodule >2cm |
Plaque | superficial, circumscribed, elevated, solid area >0.5cm |
Vesicle | papule filled with fluid |
Pustule | vesicle filled with leukocytes and fluid |
Bulla | large vesicle >0.5 cm |
Wheal | Firm, edematous plaque caused by water in the dermis |
Scales | excess dead epidermal cells |
Crusts | dried serum and cellular debris |
Erosion | focal loss of epidermis |
Ulcer | focal loss of epidermis and dermis |
Fissure | linear, defined, crack into epidermis and dermis |
Atrophy | thinning of epidermis or dermis |
Scar | connective tissue connecting dermis |
Lichenification | thickened epidermis |