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Navigation Primary Lesions
-macule -patch
-papule
-plaque
-nodule
-tumor
-vesicle
-bulla
-pustule
-cyst
Secondary
Lesions -scale
-crust
-excoriation
-lichenification
-maceration
-fissure
-erosion
-ulcer
Distinct Lesions
-wheal/hive
-burrow
-comedone
-atrophy
-keloid
-fibrosis
-petechiae
-telangiectasis
-milium
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Scale
Scale is the accumulation or excess shedding
of the stratum corneum
Scale is very important in the differential
diagnosis since its presence indicates that the epidermis is involved
Scale is typically present where there is
epidermal inflammation, ie. psoriasis, tinea, eczema
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