AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Patch. Answer: > 1 cm in diameter, flat, non-palpable, irregular
shape, discoloured
◉ Papule. Answer: < 1 cm in diameter, raised, palpable, firm
◉ Nodule. Answer: > 1 cm, raised, solid
◉ Plaque. Answer: > 1 cm, raised, superficial, flat-topped, rough
◉ Tumour. Answer: Large nodule
◉ Wheal. Answer: Raised, irregular area of oedema, solid, transient
variable size
◉ Cyst. Answer: Raised, circumscribed, encapsulated with a wall and
lumen, and filled with liquid or semisolid
◉ Malignant Diseases. Answer: Basal cell carcinoma
, Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma
Paget's disease
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Kaposi's sarcoma
Metastasis to the skin
◉ Red Flags in the Skin Assessment. Answer: Fever
Ill appearance
Extreme of age (young or old)
Purpura or petichiae
Generalized or musculoskeletal pain
Immunocompromised
Lymphadenopathy
Commonly offending drugs
Nonhealing chronic lesion
Chronic, irregular, and evolving lesion greater than 6 mm
Oral lesions
◉ Premalignant Disease: Answer: Actinic keratosis: leads to
squamous cancer
Keratoacanthoma: leads to squamous cancer