Gylys Integumentary System Lesions, Burns, Oncology

Areas of tissues that have been pathologically altered by injury, wound or infection

• burns

• lesions

• bullae

• erythema

Skin lesions that take place due to scratching, trauma, or various stages of diseases

• primary skin lesions

• localized skin lesions

• secondary skin lesions

• systemic skin lesions

Skin lesions that are the initial reaction to pathologically altered tissue

• tertiary skin lesions

• secondary skin lesions

• systemic skin lesions

• primary skin lesions

Lesions are described by their appearance, color, location, and ?

• size in inches

• size in centimeters

• size in meters

• size in kilometers

A primary, flat lesion that is pigmented and less than 1 cm in area

• macule

• papule

• vesicle

• bulla

A vesicle or blister larger than 1 cm in diameter

• pustule

• vesicle

• bulla

• wheal

A solid, elevated lesion larger than 2 cm that extends into the dermal and hypodermis

• wheal

• papule

• nodule

• tumor

An elevated skin lesion associated with localized edema and accompanied by itching

• papule

• fissure

• wheal

• ulcer

A depressed lesion that extends to the dermis and usually heals with scarring is a/an

(a)  

A small slit or cracklike secondary depressed lesion

• bulla

• excoriation

• ulcer

• fissure