Skin Lesion

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Management 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• abrasion
• bulla (blister)
• chafing
• cutaneous ulcer
• erosion
• excoriation
• laceration
• lichenification
• macule
• nodule
• papule
• patch
• petechia
• plaque
• premalignant skin lesion
• purpura
• pustule
• ring lesion
• verruca
• vesicular lesion
• wheal

Management

• recognize primary lesion
• identify distribution or pattern of cutaneous involvement

More General Terms

• abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)

Additional Terms

• differential diagnosis of skin lesions by body region
• skin
• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)
• skin neoplasm

References

- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009 skin lesion