Flashcards
Dermatology terms
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- 1CrustDried exudates (serum, degenerate inflammatory cells or blood) on skin surface.
- 2—crust
- 3—Pustules
- 4ExcoriationSuperficial loss of epithelium due to physical trauma
- 5PustulesRaised, pus-filled lesions, may be intra-epidermal or sub-epidermal
- 6Scaleaccumulation of excessive layers of keratin
- 7Vesiclesraised, fluid filled lesions,
- 8Panniculitisinflammation of subcutaneous adipose tissue
- 9MaculesFlat spots of skin discolouration e.g. red and rashes
- 10FurunculosisRupture of an often inflammed hair follicle resulting in a foreign body inflammatory response in the dermis in response to the free keratin.
- 11DyskeratosisPremature, or otherwise imperfect keratin formation