Dermatology Made Simple : Terms used in Dermatology Part 3

Terms used in Dermatology Part 3

Nummular lesions:

This means con like lesions.

They are usually seen in eczematous lesions of the skin.

Annular lesions:

This term is used to describe ring shaped lesions of the skin.

Excoriation:

This refers to partial or complete loss of epidermis.

Reticulate lesions:

This refrs to lesions who are shaped like a net.

They are seen in Autoimmune conditions usually.

Desquamation:

This refers to peeling off of superficial layers of the skin.

Fissures:

These are slits through whole thickness of the skin.





Plaque



Bullae




Pustule on skin