NURS 3311 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Middle Ear, Polyethylene, Cradle Cap
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Begins in center and spreads to periphery. A scratch, streak, line or stripe zosteriform. E. g. , herpes zoster linear arrangement along a unilateral nerve rout. E. g. , vesicles of contact dermatitis target (iris) E. g. , erythema multiforme resembles iris of eye, concentric rings of color in the lesions. Solely a color change, flat and circumscribed, of less than 1 cm. Examples: freckles, flat nevi, hypopigmentations, petechiae, measles, scarlet fever. Macules that are larger than 1 cm. Examples: mongolian spot, vitiligo, caf au lait spot, chloasma, measles rash. Solid, elevated, hard or soft, larger than 1 cm. May extend deeper into dermis than papule. Larger than a few centimeters in diameter, firm or soft, deeper into dermis; may benign or malignant. Something you can feel caused by superficial thickening in the epidermis. Examples: elevated nevus (mole), lichen planus, wart. Papules coalesce to form surface elevation wider than 1 cm. Superficial, raised, transient, and erythematous; slightly irregular shape due to edema.
