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[[File:Nodules.png.png|thumb|Nodules]] | [[File:Nodules.png.png|thumb|Nodules]] | ||
[[File:Ulcers, fissures, and erosions.png.png|thumb|Ulcer, fissue, and erosion]] | |||
====Small lesions (<0.5cm)==== | ====Small lesions (<0.5cm)==== | ||
* Macule – flat, cirumscribed, colored, non palpable | * Macule – flat, cirumscribed, colored, non palpable | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 10 September 2020
Dermatology Nomenclature
Small lesions (<0.5cm)
- Macule – flat, cirumscribed, colored, non palpable
- Papule – raised, solid and palpable
- Vesicle – raised, palpable, clear fluid-filled
- Pustule – raised, palpable, pus filled (leukocytes or keratin)
Large lesions (>0.5cm)
- Patch – large macule (flat non-palpable colored area)
- Plaque – superficially raised, circumscribed solid area
- Nodule – distinct large papule
- Bulla - large vesicle (blisters if epidermal layer completely sloughed off)
- Wheal – firm and edematous plaque (edema of the dermis)
Other
- Plaque/scaley papule
- Eschar
- Erosion/ulcer
- Purpura/petechia
- Plaque/smooth papule