Email Address
Password
Remember me on this computer
Register New Account
Forgot your password?
Email Address
Please fill the email address you used for registration. An email with password reminder will be sent to you.
Back to sign in screen
Don't have an account?
An email has been sent to you with your password. please check your email inbox.
Back to sign in screen
Don't have an account?
Module title = Tutorial: Derm Morphology
Lesson title = Papule
This is lesson 5 of 18 in this module
Papule
A primary morphology
Definition:
Palpation: Palpable. You can feel it with your finger. Memory tip: a papule is palpable.
It may be raised or depressed, but if you can feel a difference from normal skin and it's less than 1cm it is a papule
Size: less than 1 cm
General Explanation for a Papule
there may be an increase in thickness of the epidermis and/or dermis
conversely, the epidermis or dermis may be atrophic (thin) if the papule is depressed
Examples:
Seborrheic keratosis = benign brown or flesh-coloured warty, stuck on growths acquired with age
Verruca vulgaris = warts
Compound or intradermal nevus = mole
Images:
Lesson 5 of 18
That was the last lesson!
