Macule
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The macule is the simplest dermatological lesion. It is flat and can only be seen and not felt. The macule is noted by a change in color of the skin. It may be brown, blue, red or exhibit a lesser pigment or an absence of pigment. The color of the lesion is one way in which a diagnosis may be focused.
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[edit] Examples of macular lesions and disorders
- Freckle
- Vitiligo
- Tinea versicolor
- Becker's nevus
- Café-au-lait spot
- Erythrasma
- Fixed drug eruption
- Junctional nevus
- Lentigo maligna
- Lentigo
- Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia
- Melasma
- Phototoxic drug eruption
- Stasis dermatitis
- Mongolian spot
[edit] Macules by color
[edit] Brown
- Becker's nevus
- Café-au-lait spot
- Freckle
- Melasma
- Photoxic drug eruption
[edit] Blue
- Ink (tattoo)
- Mongolian spot
- Ochronosis
[edit] Red
- Drug eruptions
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatic fever
- Viral exanthems
[edit] Hypopigmented
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