LESIONS OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

MACULE

• Small circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised nor depressed.

PAPULE

• a small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin
• Typically inflammed and have no pus

NODULE

• small swelling or aggregation of cells in the body, especially an abnormal one.

TUMOR

• Swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of a tissue
• Can be benign or malignant

WHEAL

• a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure
• an area of the skin that is temporarily raised, typically reddened, and usually accompanied by itching

VESICLE

• a fluid- or air-filled cavity or sac, in particular.

PUSTULE

• A small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus

BULLA

• Bullae are fluid-filled sacs or lesions that appear when fluid is trapped under a thin layer of your skin.

EXCORIATIONS

• A raw irritated lesion of the skin
• Caused by the act of brading or wearing off the skin

FISSURE

• A cleft or groove in the skin that leaves a "cracked" appearance

ULCER

• A sore on the skin that is followed by disintegration of tissues