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Primary Lesions

Terms in this set (7)

Vesicle/Vesicular rash

small, elevated lesion filled with clear fluid (ex. chi pox)

vesicle more than 0.5 cm in diameter (ex. blister)

flat discolored area of the skin; doesn't alter thickness/texture of skin (ex. freckles)

Papule (papular rash)

raised solid lesion (not fluid filled); may be discolored; has distinct borders; less than 0.5 cm in diameter (ex.warts)

raised lesion with pus below surface (ex.acne)

closed fluid filled sac; deeper in skin; usually painless unless infected/ruptured (ex.nodular cystic acne)

Maculopapular rash

small slightly raised papule lesions that overlay or are interspersed with macule (ex. rubella, rubeola)

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