Dermatology lingo

Questions to ask a patient who presents with a skin condition:

Lesion

Rash

Primary lesions

Macule

Patch

Maculo-papular

Papule

Plaque

Nodule

Cyst

Vesicle

Bulla

Pustule

Weal/wheal

Secondary change

Excoriation

Crusting

Fissuring

Lichenification

Ulceration

Erosion

Scar

Annular

Clustered

Discoid

Reticular

Follicular

Target lesions

Serpiginous

Dermatomal

Flexural

Confluent

Desquamation

Ecchymoses

Erythematous

Herpetiform

Koebner phenomenon

Morbilliform

Purpura

Petechiae

Pedunculated

Scale

Sessile

Should comment on these features of Pigmented lesions