Exam- (Hair, skin, nails) with Complete
Solutions |Latest Update Questions 2024-
2025
Fissure (secondary)
Dry or moist linear, painful, cleavage in cutaneous surface, results from drying and long-
standing inflammation/thickening/loss of elasticity of integument
(May appear in chronic dermatoses and calluses of the hand and feet aka Athlete's foot) -
ANSWER Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Erosion (secondary)
slightly moist, depressed vesicular lesions, part or all of the epidermis has been lost or
denuded, healing occurs without subsequent scars (because it doesn't go deeper than
epidermis)
(ex. Herpes simplex, varicella, candidiasis) - ANSWER Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Ulcer (secondary)
loss of epidermis and dermis, concave
(ex. Pressure ulcer, syphillis chancre, stasis ulcer) - ANSWER Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
, Excoriation (secondary)
traumatized or abraded superficial loss of skin causes by scratching/rubbing/scrubbing of
the cutaneous surface
(ex. Abrasion or scratch) - ANSWER Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular? describe
Scar (secondary)
thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin following injury or laceration fo the dermis
(ex. Healed wound or surgical incision) - ANSWER Name this lesion primary? or secondary? or
vascular?
describe
Atrophic scar (secondary)
thinning of the skin surface and loss of skin markings, appears translucent and paper-like
(ex. Striae) - ANSWER Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Lichenification (secondary)
thickening and scaling with increased skin markings, rough thick epidermis, exaggerated
skin lines
(Ex. Contact dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) - ANSWER Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular? describe