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NUR-155 Unit 1 Skin Leisions Galen
College of Nursing (Cincinnati)
Questions and Complete Rationales
Graded A+
Macule (patch) - Answer: Flat, unelevated change in color, they range in size from 1 mm to 1 cm. EX:
freckles



Papule - Answer: circumscribed , solid elevation of skin, are typically less than 1 cm in size. EX: warts,
acne, pimples, elevated moles



Plaque - Answer: larger than 1 cm. EX: psoriasis



Nodule - Answer: elevated, solid, hard mass that extends deeper into the dermis than a papule,
circumscribed boarder and are about 0.5 to 2 cm in size. EX: squamous cell carcinoma



Tumor - Answer: similar to a nodule, have an irregular boarder and are typically bigger than 2 cm in size.
EX: malignant melanoma



Pustule - Answer: vesicle or bulla filled with pus. EX: acne vulgaris, impetigo



Vesicle - Answer: a circumscribed, round or oval, thin translucent mass filled with serous fluid or blood,
are less than 0.5 cm in size. EX: herpes simplex, early chicken pox



Bulla - Answer: Similar to vesicle, are typically larger than 0.5 cm in size. EX: large blister, second degree
burn



Cyst - Answer: elevated, encapsulated, fluid-filled or semisolid mass arising from the subcutaneous
tissue or dermis, are normally larger than 1 cm in size. EX: sebaceous and epidermoid cysts, chalazion of
the eyelid

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