Flat/Pink-Clear/Red
Flat/Pink-Clear/Red FIGURE 4.1 Color wheel: flat/pink-clear/red. Step 1: Is the lesion is flat or raised? Flat Step 2: What color is the lesion on clinical assessment? Pink/Clear Step 3: What…
Dermatology
Pigmented Lesions
Key Terms Solar Lentigo Lentigo senilis Lentigo solaris Simple Lentigo Labial melanotic macules Lentigo simplex Melanonychia striata Simple lentigo Acquired Melanocytic Nevus Acquired moles Acquired nevi Compound nevus Intradermal nevus…
Vascular Tumors
Key Terms Infantile (Juvenile) Hemangioma Diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome Hemangioma thrombocytopenia syndrome Hemangioma with thrombocytopenia Pyogenic Granuloma Lobular capillary hemangioma Vascular tumors include all neoplasms that demonstrate endothelium-lined channels…
Papular and Nodular Growths Without Scale
Key Terms Spitz Nevus Atypical Spitz nevus Atypical Spitzoid tumor Desmoplastic Spitz nevi Dermatofibroma Cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma Bednar tumor Papular and nodular neoplasms without scale comprise many important and potentially…
Yellow Lesions
Key Terms Xanthelasma Xanthelasma palpebrarum Nevus Sebaceus Nevus syndrome Organoid nevus Yellow lesions of various shades—yellow, yellow-white, yellow-orange, yellow-red—include an admixture of neoplastic and inflammatory skin disorders. Usually, yellow tints…
Cysts and Sinuses
Key Terms Epidermoid Cyst Epidermal inclusion cyst Milium Ruptured epidermoid cysts Apocrine Cystadenoma Apocrine hidrocystomas Cutaneous Odontogenic Sinus Tract Cutaneous dental sinus tract Dentocutaneous sinus tract True cysts of the…
Tumors With Scale
Key Terms Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ Bowen disease Erythroplasia of Queyrat Keratoacanthoma Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum Benign Lichenoid Keratosis Lichen planus–like keratosis Tumors with scale are common and represent a…
Blisters and Vesicles
Key Terms Herpes Zoster Herpes zoster ophthalmicus Ramsey-Hunt syndrome Herpes Simplex Disseminated infection Eczema herpeticum Herpes gladiatorum Herpetic whitlow Hutchinson sign Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections Blisters and vesicles represent…
