Question
A 12-year-old girl presents for a routine physical examination. The patient has numerous freckles over her upper trunk and face. Which of the following terms best describes the morphologic appearance of her freckles?
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Comedo
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Macule
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| C. |
Nodule
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| D. |
Papule
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Show Answer
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Correct Answer � B
Explanation
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Correct answer: b
The condition described in question is freckles/ ephelides.
Freckles, or ephelides, are small, brown macules that occur on sun-exposed skin, especially in people with fair skin.
Freckles usually appear at about age 5 years. The pigmentation of a freckle deepens with exposure to sunlight and fades when light exposure ceases.
Freckles show hyperpigmentation of the basal keratinocytes without a concomitant increase in the number of melanocytes.
The other choices represent raised lesions of the skin.
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