Picture quiz - skin lesions and how to refer them

The Nursing in Practice ‘picture quizzes’ aim to test your knowledge through photo presentations of symptoms. Work your way through them to understand the key clinical problems faced by patients, and how to correctly identify them. Press ‘start’ below to begin the quiz.

<div id="article_leaderboard2" class="article-lb mb-4 widget_text widget adbanner mpu d-none d-md-none d-lg-block "> <div class="textwidget custom-html-widget">  <div id="article-lb"><script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("article_leaderboard2"); }); </script></div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Related Article: </strong> <a id="related_article_link_2" href="https://www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/dermatology-and-wound-care/abdominal-body-fat-is-a-higher-risk-for-developing-psoriasis/">Abdominal body fat is a higher risk for developing psoriasis</a> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>A 50-year-old man has presented with this skin lesion – he thinks it is growing. What is the most likely diagnosis?</h3> <ul> <li>Malignant melanoma</li> <li>Seborrhoeic keratosis</li> <li>Keratoacanthoma</li> <li>Squamous cell carcinoma</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>A 35 year old woman presents with this lesion which has been there for some months and is slowly growing. She has had previous melanomas and admits to regular sunbed use in her teens. What is the most likely diagnosis?</h3> <ul> <li>Bowen’s disease</li> <li>Amelanotic melanoma</li> <li>Eczema</li> <li>Basal cell carcinoma</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>A 25 year old woman has come to show you this skin lesion which is about 5mm in width. It looks superficial but on examination you can feel that much of it is below the surface of the skin. What is the most likely diagnosis?</h3> <ul> <li>Nodular melanoma</li> <li>Dermatofibroma</li> <li>Seborrhoeic dermatosis</li> <li>Desmoplastic naevus</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>You are seeing a 63 year old man for a blood pressure check and you notice this on the side of his nose. On questioning, he tells you that it has been there for years, but on reflection, maybe it’s getting bigger. What is the most likely diagnosis?</h3> <ul> <li>Malignant melanoma</li> <li>Lentigo maligna</li> <li>Basal cell carcinoma</li> <li>Bowen’s disease</li> </ul> </section> <p>  <p>

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