Pallor
gray color in dark skin
pale color in light skin
*if not visible in skin look at mucous membranes, nail beds and tongue
Erythema
intense redness and warmth of skin caused by inflammation
*for dark skin access temp
Jaundice
yellowish discoloration of the skin *occurs in hepatitis, cirrhosis, sick-cell,
transfusion reaction and hemat disease
Cyanosis
blueish appearance of skin in lips, nose, cheeks, ears and oral mucous
membranes
Alopecia
loss of hair
Carotenemia
Increased serum carotene from ingestion of large amounts of carotene-rich
foods *yellow orange coloration in forehead, palms, soles, nasolabial folds
Dehydration signs
mucous membranes are dry, lips look parches and cracked. Skin is fissured and
cracks. Poor skin turgor or tenting. Weightloss.
Ecchymosis
purplish patch or bruise
, Hirsutism
shaggy or excessive body hair
Macules
color change only *freckles, moles, hypopigmentation
Papule
thickening of epidermis * mole, wart
Pustules
turbid fluid(pus) *impetigo and acne
Wheals
superficial, raised, transient irregular shape from edema *mosquito bite, welts
or hives
Vesicle
elevated cavity containing free fluid *blister, herpes simplex, chicken pox,
shingles, dermatitis
Bulla
larger than vesicle and superficial in epidermis *blisters, burns, and dermatitis
Cyst
fluid-filled cavity *sebaceous cyst
Intertrigo(candidiasis)
scalding red, moist patches *genital area
Basal cell carcinoma
small, pink, or red papule with pearly translucent top
Squamous cell carinoma
red scaly patch with sharp margins
Malignant melanoma
gray color in dark skin
pale color in light skin
*if not visible in skin look at mucous membranes, nail beds and tongue
Erythema
intense redness and warmth of skin caused by inflammation
*for dark skin access temp
Jaundice
yellowish discoloration of the skin *occurs in hepatitis, cirrhosis, sick-cell,
transfusion reaction and hemat disease
Cyanosis
blueish appearance of skin in lips, nose, cheeks, ears and oral mucous
membranes
Alopecia
loss of hair
Carotenemia
Increased serum carotene from ingestion of large amounts of carotene-rich
foods *yellow orange coloration in forehead, palms, soles, nasolabial folds
Dehydration signs
mucous membranes are dry, lips look parches and cracked. Skin is fissured and
cracks. Poor skin turgor or tenting. Weightloss.
Ecchymosis
purplish patch or bruise
, Hirsutism
shaggy or excessive body hair
Macules
color change only *freckles, moles, hypopigmentation
Papule
thickening of epidermis * mole, wart
Pustules
turbid fluid(pus) *impetigo and acne
Wheals
superficial, raised, transient irregular shape from edema *mosquito bite, welts
or hives
Vesicle
elevated cavity containing free fluid *blister, herpes simplex, chicken pox,
shingles, dermatitis
Bulla
larger than vesicle and superficial in epidermis *blisters, burns, and dermatitis
Cyst
fluid-filled cavity *sebaceous cyst
Intertrigo(candidiasis)
scalding red, moist patches *genital area
Basal cell carcinoma
small, pink, or red papule with pearly translucent top
Squamous cell carinoma
red scaly patch with sharp margins
Malignant melanoma
