Primary Skin Lesions 3

  1. Cyst
    • Elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion; in dermis or subcutaneous layer; filled with liquid or semisolid material.
    • (E.g. cystic acne)
  2. Telangiectasia
    Fine, irregular redlines produced by capillary dilation.
  3. Scale
    Heaped-up keratinized cells; flaky skin; irregular; thick or thin; dry or oily; variation in size (flaking skin)
  4. Lichenification
    • Rough, thickened epidermis secondary to persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation; often involves flexor surface extremity.
    • (E.g. chronic dermatitis)
  5. Keloid
    Irregularly shaped, elevated, progressively enlarged scar: grows beyond the boundaries of the wound; caused by excessive collagen formation during healing.
  6. Scar
    Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after injury or laceration to the dermis.
Author
pdorse
ID
130731
Card Set
Primary Skin Lesions 3
Description
Integ
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