NKU MSN 610 Module 2 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION 2024/25
UPDATE
Macule - correct 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 - correct answer An elevated, firm, circumscribed area, < 1 cm in
diameter.
Examples- wart (verruca), elevated moles, lichen planus.
Patch - correct answer A flat nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule > 1 cm in
diameter.
Examples: Vitiligo, port wine stains, hyperpigmented macule, café au lait patch.
plaque - correct answer Elevated, firm, and rough lesion with flat top surface > 1
cm in diameter.
Example- Psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinic keratosis.
Wheal - correct answer Elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema
solid transient variable diameter.
Example: insect bites urticaria allergic reaction.
Nodule - correct answer Elevated firm circumscribed lesion deeper in dermis
than papule 1-2 cm in diameter.
Example- Erythema nodosum , lipoma.
Mass - correct 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 - correct answer Elevated circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis,
filled with serous fluid, < 1 cm in diameter.
Example- Varicella, herpes zoster.
Bulla - correct answer Vesical > 1 cm in diameter
Example- Blister, pemphigus vulgaris.
pustule - correct answer Elevated superficial lesion, similar to vesicle but filled
with purulent fluid.
Example- Impetigo, acne.
Cyst - correct answer Elevated, Circumscribed, encapsulated lesion, in dermis or
subcutaneous layer, filled with liquid or semisolid material.
Example- Sebaceous cyst, cystic acne.
Telangietasia - correct answer Fine, irregular, red lines produced by capillary
dilation.
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, NKU MSN 610 Module 2 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION 2024/25
UPDATE
Example- Telangiectasia in rosacea.
Scale - correct answer Heaped up keratinized cells, flaky skin irregular, thick or
thin dry or oily variation in size.
Example- Flaking of skin with seborrheic dermatitis or after a dog reaction dry
skin.
Lichenification - correct answer Rough thickened epidermis secondary to
persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation, often involves flex surface of
extremity.
Example- Chronic dermatitis.
Keloid - correct answer Irregularly shaped elevated progressively enlarging scar,
grows beyond the boundaries of the wound caused by excessive collagen
formation during healing.
Example- keloid formation after surgery.
Scar - correct answer Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after
injury or laceration to the dermis.
Example- Healed wound or surgical incision.
Excoriation - correct answer Loss of the epidermis linear hollowed out crusted
area.
Example- Abrasion or scratch scabies.
Fissure - correct answer Linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis
may be moist or dry.
Example- Athlete's foot, cracks at the corner of the mouth.
Erosion - correct answer Loss of part of the epidermis, depressed, moist,
glistening, follows rupture of a vesicle or bulla.
Example- Varicella, variola after rupture.
Ulcer - correct answer Loss of epidermis and dermis concave varies in size.
Example- Decubiti, Stasis ulcers.
Crust - correct answer Dried serum, blood, or purulent exudates, slightly
elevated, size varies, brown red black tan or straw colored.
Example- scab on abrasion, eczema.
Atrophy - correct answer Thinning of skin surface and loss of skin markings, skin
translucent and paper like.
Example- striae, aged skin.
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