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| Macule | | Macule | ||
| <= | | <= 10 mm † | ||
| flat, change of colour | | flat, change of colour | ||
| > | | if > 10 mm --> patch | ||
| | | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macule_and_Patch.svg Macule (WC)] | ||
| Patch | |||
| > 10 mm † | |||
| flat, change of colour | |||
| if <= 10 mm --> macule | |||
| [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macule_and_Patch.svg Patch (WC)] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Papule | | Papule | ||
| < | | <= 10 mm | ||
| raised | | raised | ||
| dome-shape, flat-topped, ubmlicated, +/- crust, +/- scale | | dome-shape, flat-topped, ubmlicated, +/- crust, +/- scale | ||
| | | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papule_and_Plaque.svg Papule (WC)] | ||
|- | |||
| Plaque | |||
| > 10 mm | |||
| raised, flat-top | |||
| if <= 10 mm --> papule; plateau-like | |||
| [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papule_and_Plaque.svg Plaque (WC)] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Nodule | | Nodule | ||
| > | | > 10 mm | ||
| raised lesion | | raised lesion | ||
| may be epidermal, dermal or subcutaneous | | may be epidermal, dermal or subcutaneous | ||
| | | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nodules.svg Nodule (WC)] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Vesicle | | Vesicle | ||
| < | | <= 10 mm | ||
| raised, fluid filled | | raised, fluid filled | ||
| > | | if > 10 mm --> bulla | ||
| | | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vesicles_and_Bulla.svg Vesicle (WC)] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bulla | | Bulla | ||
| > | | > 10 mm | ||
| raised, fluid filled | | raised, fluid filled | ||
| < | | if <= 10 mm --> vesicle | ||
| | | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vesicles_and_Bulla.svg Bulla (WC)] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Note: | |||
* † Definitions vary -- some authors use a 5 mm cut-off. | |||
==Histologic descriptors== | ==Histologic descriptors== | ||