Sunday, 14 September 2014

Dermatology Made Simple : Terminology used for describing lesions of the skin:

Terminology used for describing lesions of the skin:

Ulceration:

This means loss of surface of skin.

This includes the epidermis and dermis.

Pustules:

These are skin lesions that contain pus.

This can be due to bacterial infection or sterile in case of pustular psoriasis.

Atrophy:

This means thinning of the skin.

It occurs due to loss of tissue in epidermis,dermis and subcutaneous fat.

Lichenification

This means thickening of the skin.


It occurs due to long term rubbing on the skin and pressure.   

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