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flat lesion with well-circumscribed changed in skin color < 5mm
eg - freckle, labial muscle |
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macule > 5mm
eg - lg birthmark (congenital nevus) |
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elevated solid skin lesion < 5mm
eg - mole (nevus), acne |
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papule > 5mm
eg - psoriasis |
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small fluid-containing blister < 5mm
eg - chickenpox (varicella), shingles (zoster)q |
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large fluid-containing blister > 5mm
eg - bullous pemphigoid |
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vesicle containing pus
eg - pustular psoriasis |
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transient smooth papule or or plaque
eg - hives (urticaria) |
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flaking off of stratum corneum
eg - eczema, psoriasis, SCC |
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inc thickness of stratum corneum
eg - psoriasis |
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hyperkeratosis with retention of nuclei in stratum corneun
eg - psoriasis |
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separation of epidermal cells
eg - pemphigus vulgaris |
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epidermal hyperplasia (inc spinosum)
eg - acanthosis nigricans |
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inflammation of skin
eg - atopic dermatitis |
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