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Annular
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Or circular-begins in center and spreads to periphery
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Examples of annular lesions
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Tinea corporis (ringworm)tinea versicolorpityriasis rosea
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Confluent
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Lesions run together
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Example of confluent lesion
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Urticaria (hives)
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Discrete
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Distinct individual lesions that remain separate
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Example of discrete lesion
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Acrochordon (skin tags)acne
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Gyrate
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Twisted, coiled, spiral, snakelike
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Grouped
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Clusters of lesions
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Examples of grouped lesions
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Vesicles of contact dermatitis
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Linear
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A scratch, streak, line or stripe
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Target or iris-resembles iris of eye
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Concentric rings of color in the lesion
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Example of target or iris lesion
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Erythema multiforme
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Zosteriform
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Linear arrangement along a unilateral curve route like the back to back shoulder and down arm
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Example of zosteriform lesion
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Herpes zoster
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Polycyclic
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Annular lesions grow together
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