The nurse is taking care of a 2-year-old child with a macule skin lesion. Which clinical finding should the nurse expect to assess with this type of lesion?
A) Flat, nonpalpable, and irregularly shaped lesion that is greater than 1 cm in diameter
B) Heaped-up keratinized cells, flaky exfoliation, irregular, thick or thin, dry or oily, varied in size
C) Flat, brown mole less than 1 cm in diameter
D) Elevated, flat-topped, firm, rough, superficial papule greater than 1 cm in diameter

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A macule is flat; nonpalpable; circumscribed; less than 1 cm in diameter; and brown, red, purple, white, or tan. A patch is a flat, nonpalpable, and irregularly shaped macule that is greater than 1 cm in diameter. Scale is heaped-up keratinized cells, flaky exfoliation, irregular, thick or thin, dry or oily, varied in size, and silver white or tan. A plaque is an elevated, flat-topped, firm, rough, superficial papule greater than 1 cm in diameter. It may be coalesced papules.

The Nurse Is Taking Care of a 2-Year-Old Child with a Macule