Distribution Of Skin Lesions. The localisation of multiple lesions in certain regions helps diagnosis as skin diseases tend to have characteristic distributions. A skin lesion a k a.
Are the lesions unilateral or bilateral. A flat skin lesion recognizable because its color is different from that of the surrounding normal skin the most common color changes are white hypopigmented brown hyperpigmented and red erythematous and purpuric. Distribution of lesions it really matters.
With regard to morphology the initial lesion that characterizes a condition is known as the primary lesion and identification of such a lesions is the most important aspect of the cutaneous examination.
After a survey of the entire skin surface and a close up inspection of the type and shape of lesions the distribution pattern can be put in perspective. General inspection skin lesions. A skin lesion a k a. Up to 5 of normal patients may exhibit this sign which is a form of physical urticaria.