Types of skin lesions

Skin lesions are classified into 3 major types. They are:

1. Primary lesions
2. Secondary lesions
3. Special lesions

The primary skin lesions are:

1. Macule
2. Patch
3. Papule
4. Plaque
5. Nodule
6. Vesicle
7. Bullae
8. Pustule
9. Wheal
10. Cyst

The secondary skin lesion are:

1. Scale
2. Crust
3. Excoriation
4. Erosion
5. Ulcer
6. Fissure
7. Lichenification
8. Induration
9. Sclerosis
10. Atrophy

The special skin lesions are:

1. Burrow
2. Comedone
3. Telangectasia
4. Poikiloderma
5. Milium
6. Target lesions
7. Alopecia