Skin Lesions

tumor

big elevated solid

petechiae

small reddish-purple spot

cyst

elevated palpable spot filled with fluid

spider angioma

red spot with red legs coming out from it

wheal

pink irregular spot varying in size and shape

patch

big irregular flat spot white to brown or red to purple in color

scar

fibrous with varying depth and color

erosion

depression in epidermis caused by tissue loss

ecchymoses

reddish purple blotch

bulla

big elevated spot filled with serous fluid

lichenification

thickening and hardening of the epidermis with emphasized lines

papule

small elevated solid, brown to red to purple

telangiectasia

red threadlike line

venous star

bluish legs radiate from blue center

purpura

big reddish purple spot

capillary hemangioma

irregular red spots

macule

flat spot with white to brown or red to purple color

vesicle

small elevated spot filled with serous fluid

plaque

big elevated brown to red to purple spot

nodule

small elevated solid

pustule

small elevated spot filled with purulent fluid

fissure

linear red crack ranging into dermis

ulcer

red or purplish depression ranging into dermis

scale

elevated area of excessive exfoliation

crust

dried blood pus or serum

keloid

elevated irregular fibrous line varying in depth and color

excoriation

linear, hollow, or crusted from epidermis leaving dermis

atrophy

skin surface thins and markings disappear