NKU MSN 610 Module 2 QUESTION AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

NKU MSN 610 Module 2 QUESTION AND VERIFIED ANSWERS Macule - ANSWER A flat circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin, 1 cm in diameter. Examples - freckles, flat moles (nevi), petechiae, measles. Papule - ANSWER An elevated, firm, circumscribed area, 1 cm in diameter. Examples- wart (verruca), elevated moles, lichen planus. Patch - ANSWER A flat nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule 1 cm in diameter. Examples: Vitiligo, port wine stains, hyperpigmented macule, café au lait patch. plaque - ANSWER Elevated, firm, and rough lesion with flat top surface 1 cm in diameter. Example- Psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinic keratosis. Wheal - ANSWER Elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema solid transient variable diameter. Example: insect bites urticaria allergic reaction. Nodule - ANSWER Elevated firm circumscribed lesion deeper in dermis than papule 1- 2 cm in diameter. Example- Erythema nodosum , lipoma. Mass - ANSWER Elevated and solid lesion, may or may not be clearly demarcated, deeper in dermis 2 cm in diameter. Example: Neoplasms, benign tumor, lipoma. Vesicle - ANSWER Elevated circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis, filled with serous fluid, 1 cm in diameter. Example- Varicella, herpes zoster