annular |
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or circular-begins in center and spreads to periphery |
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examples of annular lesions |
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tinea corporis (ringworm) tinea versicolor pityriasis rosea |
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confluent |
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lesions run together |
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example of confluent lesion |
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urticaria (hives) |
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discrete |
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distinct individual lesions that remain separate |
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example of discrete lesion |
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acrochordon (skin tags) acne |
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gyrate |
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twisted, coiled, spiral, snakelike |
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grouped |
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clusters of lesions |
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examples of grouped lesions |
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vesicles of contact dermatitis |
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linear |
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a scratch, streak, line or stripe |
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target or iris-resembles iris of eye |
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concentric rings of color in the lesion |
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example of target or iris lesion |
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erythema multiforme |
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zosteriform |
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linear arrangement along a unilateral curve route like the back to back shoulder and down arm |
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example of zosteriform lesion |
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herpes zoster |
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polycyclic |
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annular lesions grow together |
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example of polycyclic lesion |
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lichen planus psoriasis |
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