Secondary Skin Lesions

  1. Description of Scale
    (Secondary)
    • Heaped-up keratinized cells
    • Flaky skin
    • Irregular
    • Vary in size
  2. Description of Lichenification
    (Secondary)
    • Rough
    • Thickened epidermis
    • Secondary to persistent rubbing, itching or skin irritation
  3. Description of Keloid
    (Secondary)
    • Irregular shape
    • Elevated
    • Progressively enlarging scar
    • Grows beyond boundaries of wound
  4. Description of Scar
    (Secondary)
    • Thin-thick fibrous tissue
    • Follows injury or laceration to dermis
  5. Description of Excoriation
    (Secondary)
    • Loss of Epidermis
    • Linear hollowed out crusted area
  6. Description of Fissure
    (Secondary)
    • Linear crack from epidermis to dermis
    • May be moist or dry
  7. Description of Crust
    (Secondary)
    • Dried drainage or blood
    • Slightly elevated
    • Vary in size and color
  8. Description of Erosion
    (Secondary)
    • Loss of part of epidermis
    • Depressed
    • Moist
    • Follows rupture of vesicle
  9. Description of Ulcer
    (Secondary)
    • Loss of epidermis and dermis
    • Varies in size
  10. Description of Atrophy
    (Secondary)
    • Thinning of skin surface
    • Skin appears translucent and paper-like
  11. Examples of Atrophy
    • Aged skin
    • Striae
  12. Examples of Ulcer
    Pressure ulcer
  13. Example of Erosion
    • Varicella
    • Variola after rupture
    • Herpes simplex
  14. Examples of Crust
    • Scab on abrasion
    • Eczema
  15. Examples of Fissure
    • Athlets foot
    • Cracks in corners of mouth
    • Chapped hands
  16. Examples of Excoriation
    • Abrasion
    • Scratch
    • Scabies
  17. Example of Scar
    Healed wound
  18. Example of Keloid
    Keloid formation post surgery
  19. Example of Lichenification
    Chronic dermatitis
  20. Example of Scale
    Dry flaky skin
Author
Samilou
ID
70977
Card Set
Secondary Skin Lesions
Description
Secondary Skin lesions
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