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- Flat, circumscribed area
- Change in color
- Less than 1 cm diameter
- Ex: freckles, flat moles, petechiae, measles
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- Elevated, firm, circumscribed area
- Less than 1 cm diameter
- Ex: warts, elevated moles, lichen planus
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- Flat, nonpalpable, irregular shaped macule
- Greater than 1 cm in diameter
- Ex: vitiligo, port-wine stains, mongolian spots
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- Elevated, firm, rough lesion with flat top
- Greater than 1 cm in diameter
- Ex: psoriasis, suborrheic/actinic keratoses
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- Elevated, irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema
- Variable diameter
- Ex: insect bites, urticaria, allergic reaction
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- Elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion
- Deeper in dermis than papule
- 1-2 cm in diameter
- Ex: erythema nodosum, lipomas
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- Elevated, solid lesion
- Deeper in dermis
- Greater than 2 cm in diameter
- Ex: neoplasms, benign tumor, lipoma
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- Elevated, circumscribed, superficial lesion
- Not into dermis
- Filled with serous fluid
- Less than 1 cm in diameter
- Ex: varicella, herpes zoster
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- Vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter
- Ex: blister, pemphigus vulgaris
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- Elevated, superficial lesion
- Similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid
- Ex: impetigo, acne
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- Elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion
- In dermis or subcutaneous layer
- Filled with liquid or semi-solid material
- Ex: sebaceous cyst, cystic acne
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- Fine, irregular, red lines produced by capillary dilation
- Ex: rosacea
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- Heaped-up, keratinized cells
- Flaky skin
- Ex: seborrheic dermatitis, post scarlet fever, post drug reaction, dry skin
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- Rough, thickened epidermis secondary to persistent rubbing, itching, skin irritation
- Often involves flexor surface of extremitiy
- Ex: chronic dermatitis
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- Irregular shaped, elevated, progressively enlarged scar
- Grows beyond boundary of wound
- Caused by excessive collagen formation during healing
- Ex: post surgery
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- Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin following injury or laceration to dermis
- Ex: healing wound or surgical incision
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- Loss of epidermis
- Linear, hollowed-out, crusted area
- Ex: abrasion, scratch, scabies
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- Linear crack or break from epidermis to dermis
- Ex: athletes foot, cracks at corner of mouth
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- Loss of part of epidermis
- Depressed, moist, glistening
- Follows rupture of vesicle or bulla
- Ex: varicella, variola after rupture
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- Loss of epidermis and dermis
- Concave, varies in size
- Ex: decubiti, stasis ulcers
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- Dried serum, blood, purulent exudates
- Slightly elevated, size varies
- Ex: scab on abrasion, eczema
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- Thinning of skin surface and loss of skin margins
- Skin translucent, paper-like
- Ex: striae, aged skin
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| Basal Cell Carcinoma: Warning Signs |
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- Open sore > 3 weeks
- Reddish patch
- Shiny nodule
- Pink growth
- Scarlike area
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| Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Warning Signs |
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- Wart-like growth
- Persistent scaly red patch
- Open sore
- Elevated growth with central depression
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| Malignant Melanoma: Warning Signs |
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- Asymmetry
- Borders
- Color
- Diameter > 6 mm
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- Associated with cardiac/respiratory diseases, cirrhosis, colitis, thyroid disease
- Schamroth Technique -- place dorsal surface of fingertips together from right and left hand
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| Longitudinal Ridging in Older Patients |
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