UWORLD PIGMENT DISORDERS
EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● lesion. Answer: A mark on the skin; may indicate an injury or damage
that changes the structure of tissues or organs. Can be as simple as a
freckle or as dangerous as a skin cancer.
● Primary Leison. Answer: lesions that are a different color than the
color of the skin and/or lesions that are raised above the surface of the
skin.
● Bulla. Answer: Large blister containing a watery fluid; similar to a
vesicle. Requires medical referral.
● Cyst/Tubercle. Answer: Closed, abnormally developed sac that
contains pus, semifluid, or morbid matter, above or below the skin.
Requires medical referral.
● Tubercle. Answer: cannot be drained of fluid
● Macule. Answer: flat, colored spot on the skin
, ● Cyst. Answer: can be drained of fluid
● Nodule. Answer: a solid bump larger than .4 inches that can be easily
felt. requires medical referral
● papule. Answer: Small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but
may develop pus
● pustle. Answer: Raised, inflamed papule with a white or yellow center
containing pus in the top of the lesion referred to as the "head" of the
pimple.
● tumor. Answer: Abnormal mass varying in size, shape, and color
● vesicle. Answer: poison ivy and poison oak
● wheal. Answer: an itchy, swollen lesion that can be caused by a blow,
scratch, bite of an insect, or urticaria (skin allergy), or the sting of a
nettle. Typically resolved on its own.
● secondary skin lesions. Answer: Characterized by piles of material on
the skin surface, such as a crust or scab, or depressions in the skin
surface, such as an ulcer.
EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● lesion. Answer: A mark on the skin; may indicate an injury or damage
that changes the structure of tissues or organs. Can be as simple as a
freckle or as dangerous as a skin cancer.
● Primary Leison. Answer: lesions that are a different color than the
color of the skin and/or lesions that are raised above the surface of the
skin.
● Bulla. Answer: Large blister containing a watery fluid; similar to a
vesicle. Requires medical referral.
● Cyst/Tubercle. Answer: Closed, abnormally developed sac that
contains pus, semifluid, or morbid matter, above or below the skin.
Requires medical referral.
● Tubercle. Answer: cannot be drained of fluid
● Macule. Answer: flat, colored spot on the skin
, ● Cyst. Answer: can be drained of fluid
● Nodule. Answer: a solid bump larger than .4 inches that can be easily
felt. requires medical referral
● papule. Answer: Small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but
may develop pus
● pustle. Answer: Raised, inflamed papule with a white or yellow center
containing pus in the top of the lesion referred to as the "head" of the
pimple.
● tumor. Answer: Abnormal mass varying in size, shape, and color
● vesicle. Answer: poison ivy and poison oak
● wheal. Answer: an itchy, swollen lesion that can be caused by a blow,
scratch, bite of an insect, or urticaria (skin allergy), or the sting of a
nettle. Typically resolved on its own.
● secondary skin lesions. Answer: Characterized by piles of material on
the skin surface, such as a crust or scab, or depressions in the skin
surface, such as an ulcer.
