II. Description
- Non-palpable flat lesion with Skin Color change
- Patches are Macule that are >3-4 cm in diameter
III. Signs
- Macules are flat and not palpable
- Color
- Hypopigmentation (e.g. Vitiligo)
- Hyperpigmentation
- Melanin (e.g. Cafe-Au-Lait Spots)
- Hemosiderin (e.g. Mongolian Spots)
- Vascular changes (e.g. Capillary Hemangioma)
IV. Causes: Examples
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| Definition (CHV) | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated |
| Definition (CHV) | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated |
| Definition (CHV) | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated |
| Definition (CHV) | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated |
| Definition (SCTSPA) | Lesión aplanada, de menos de 2 cm de diámetro, no sobreelevada con respecto a la superficie de la piel circundante |
| Definition (SNOMEDCT_US) | A flat lesion, less than 2 cm in diameter, not raised above the surface of the surrounding skin |
| Definition (NCI) | A flat lesion characterized by change in the skin color. |
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| SnomedCT | 112629002 |
| LNC | LP30528-1, MTHU015051 |
| English | Macule, Macular Lesion, macule (physical finding), macule (___cm), macule, maculae, macula, macules, Macula, Maculae, Macule (morphologic abnormality), Macule, NOS |
| Dutch | vlek |
| Spanish | Mácula, mácula (anomalía morfológica), mácula |
| Portuguese | Mácula |
| Italian | Macula (cutanea) |
| German | Macula |
| French | Macule |
| Japanese | 斑, ﾊﾝ |
| Czech | Makula |
| Hungarian | Macula |
Ontology: Transdermal Patch (C0991556)
| Definition (MSH) | A medicated adhesive patch placed on the skin to deliver a specific dose of medication into the bloodstream. |
| Definition (NCI) | A patch intended for administration to the skin. |
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | A bandage-like patch that releases medicine into the body through the skin. The medicine enters the blood slowly and steadily. |
| Concepts | Medical Device (T074) |
| MSH | D057968 |
| SnomedCT | 385114002 |
| HL7 | 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.14500, TPATCH |
| English | Patch, Transdermal Patch, Transepidermal Patch, Transdermal patch (product), Transdermal patch (qualifier value), Skin Patch Dose Form, Skin Patch Dosage Form, Skin Patch, Transdermal Patch [Dose Form], Transdermal Patchs, Patch, Transdermal, Patchs, Transdermal, patch skin, transdermal patch, skin patch, patch transdermal, TransdermalPatch, Transdermal patch, TRANSDERMAL PATCH |
| Spanish | parche transdérmico (calificador), parche transdérmico (producto), Parche Transdérmico, parche transdérmico |
| French | Patch transdermique, Timbre transdermique |
| German | Transdermales Pflaster |
| Czech | transdermální náplast |
| Italian | Cerotto transdermico |
| Russian | ТРАНСДЕРМАЛЬНЫЙ ПЛАСТЫРЬ, TRANSDERMAL'NYI PLASTYR' |
| Portuguese | Adesivo Transdérmico, Adesivos Transdérmicos |
| Polish | Plastry przezskórne, Plaster z lekiem, Plaster przezskórny, Plastry lecznicze, Plaster leczniczy |
| Norwegian | Transdermalplaster, Transdermalplastre, Depotplastre, Depotplaster |
