NKU MSN 610 MODULE 2 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Maculec-
cAcflatccircumscribedcareacthatciscacchangecinctheccolorcofcthecskin,c<c1ccmcincdiameter.
Examplesc-cfreckles,cflatcmolesc(nevi),cpetechiae,cmeasles.
Papulec-cAncelevated,cfirm,ccircumscribedcarea,c<c1ccmcincdiameter.c
Examples-cwartc(verruca),celevatedcmoles,clichencplanus.
Patchc-cAcflatcnonpalpable,cirregularlycshapedcmaculec>c1ccmcincdiameter.
Examples:cVitiligo,cportcwinecstains,chyperpigmentedcmacule,ccafécauclaitcpatch.
plaquec-cElevated,cfirm,candcroughclesioncwithcflatctopcsurfacec>c1ccmcincdiameter.c
Example-cPsoriasis,cseborrheic,candcactinicckeratosis.
Whealc-
cElevated, cirregularcshapedcareacofccutaneouscedemacsolidctransientcvariablecdiameter.
Example:cinsectcbitescurticariacallergiccreaction.
Nodulec-cElevatedcfirmccircumscribedclesioncdeepercincdermiscthancpapulec1-
2ccmcincdiameter.
Example-cErythemacnodosumc,clipoma.
Massc-
cElevatedcandcsolidclesion,cmaycorcmaycnotcbecclearlycdemarcated,cdeepercincdermisc>c2cc
mcincdiameter.c
Example:cNeoplasms,cbenignctumor,clipoma.
Vesiclec-
cElevatedccircumscribed,csuperficial,cnotcintocdermis,cfilledcwithcserouscfluid,c<c1ccmcincdiam
eter.
Example-cVaricella,cherpesczoster.
Bullac-cVesicalc>c1ccmcincdiameter
Example-cBlister,cpemphiguscvulgaris.
pustulec-cElevatedcsuperficialclesion,csimilarctocvesiclecbutcfilledcwithcpurulentcfluid.c
, Example-cImpetigo,cacne.
Cystc-
cElevated, cCircumscribed,cencapsulatedclesion,cincdermiscorcsubcutaneousclayer,cfilledcwit
hcliquidcorcsemisolidcmaterial.c
Example-cSebaceousccyst,ccysticcacne.
Telangietasiac-cFine,cirregular,credclinescproducedcbyccapillarycdilation.c
Example-cTelangiectasiacincrosacea.
Scalec-
cHeapedcupckeratinizedccells,cflakycskincirregular,cthickcorcthincdrycorcoilycvariationcincsize.
Example-cFlakingcofcskincwithcseborrheiccdermatitiscorcaftercacdogcreactioncdrycskin.
Lichenificationc-
cRoughcthickenedcepidermiscsecondaryctocpersistent crubbing,citching,corcskincirritation,cofte
ncinvolvescflexcsurfacecofcextremity.c
Example-cChroniccdermatitis.
Keloidc-
cIrregularlycshapedcelevatedcprogressivelycenlargingcscar,cgrowscbeyondcthecboundariesco
fcthecwoundccausedcbycexcessiveccollagencformationcduringchealing.c
Example-ckeloidcformationcaftercsurgery.
Scarc-
cThinctocthickcfibrousctissuecthatcreplacescnormalcskincaftercinjurycorclacerationctocthecdermis
.c
Example-cHealedcwoundcorcsurgicalcincision.
Excoriationc-cLosscofcthecepidermisclinearchollowedcoutccrustedcarea.
Example-cAbrasioncorcscratchcscabies.
Fissurec-cLinearccrackcorcbreakcfromcthecepidermisctocthecdermiscmaycbecmoistcorcdry.
Example-cAthlete'scfoot,ccrackscatctheccornercofcthecmouth.
Erosionc-
cLosscofcpartcofcthecepidermis,cdepressed,cmoist,cglistening, cfollowscrupturecofcacvesiclecorc
bulla.
Example-cVaricella,cvariolacaftercrupture.
Ulcerc-cLosscofcepidermiscandcdermiscconcavecvariescincsize.
Example-cDecubiti,cStasisculcers.
Crustc-
cDriedcserum,cblood,corcpurulentcexudates,cslightlycelevated,csizecvaries,cbrowncredcblackct
ancorcstrawccolored.