Learn the ABCDs of Skin Changes
| |  AsymmetryOne half doesn't match the other.  Border IrregularityThe edge is ragged, irregular, or poorly defined.  Color VariationColor changes from one area to another and may include shades of tan and brown, black, white, red, or blue.  Diameter LargeUsually larger than the diameter of a pencil eraser; more than 6 millimeters or ¼ inch in diameter. |
MEDICALREVIEW: Reviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson, MD, April 2007.
SOURCE DOCUMENTATION: Photos from National Cancer Institute Dermatology Branch; American Academy of Dermatology website.
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