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level: Level 2 Secondary Lesions

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
Heaped-up, keratinized cells, flaky skin, irregular, thick or thin; dry or oily, variation in size	Scale
Rough, thickened epidermis secondary to persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation; often involves flexor surface of extremity.	Lichenification
Irregular shaped, elevated progressively enlarging scar; grows beyond the boundaries of the wound; caused by eexcessive collagen formation during healing	Keloid
Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin following injury or laceration of the dermis	Scar
Loss of the epidermis; linear, hollowed-out, crusted area. Examples are Abrasions or scratch, scabies	Excoriation
Linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis; maybe moist or dry. Examples are Athletes foot, cracks at the corner of the mouth.	Fissure
Loss of part of the epidermis, depressed, moist, glistening; follows rapture of the vesicle or bulla. Examples are Varicella, variola after rapture	Erosion
Loss of epidermis and dermis, concave, varies in size	Ulcer
Thinning of the skin surface and loss of skin markings, skin appears translucent and paper like	Atrophy