List of dermatology terminology
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This is a list of terminology relating to skin conditions.[1][2][3]
| Term | Types | Main sign | Image | |
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| Acantholysis[1] | Blister | .jpg)
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| Atrophy of skin | Follicular atrophoderma | Hairless indentation in skin[4] | ||
| Linear atrophoderma of Moulin | ||||
| Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini | 
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| Autoeczematization | .jpg)
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| Burrow | Typically associated with scabies.[5] | 
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| Blister | Vesicle
Bulla |
[6] | 
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| Crust | .jpg)
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| Comedo | .jpg)
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| Cyst | .jpg)
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| Erosion | [7] | .jpg)
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| Excoriation | .jpg)
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| Fissure | 
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| Hyperkeratosis | .jpg)
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| Hyperpigmentation | 
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| Hypopigmentation |
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| Lichenification[1] | 
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| Macule | 
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| Milia | .jpg)
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| Morbilliform | .jpg)
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| Nodule | .jpg)
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| Papule | [6] | .jpg)
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| Patch | 
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| Petechiae | Smaller than purpura[6] | 
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| Pimple | .jpg)
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| Plaque | .jpg)
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| Purpura | Larger than petechiae[6] | 
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| Pustule | 
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| Scale | 
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| Scar | [8] | .jpg)
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| Serpiginous | 
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| Telangiectasia | 
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| Ulcer | 
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "1. The basics". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 1–10. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Buckley, David (2021). "5. Terminology in Dermatology". In Buckley, David; Pasquali, Paola (eds.). Textbook of Primary Care Dermatology. Switzerland: Springer. pp. 21–28. ISBN 978-3-030-29100-6. Archived from the original on 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ Bolognia, Jean L.; Schaffer, Julie V.; Duncan, Karynne O.; Ko, Christine (2022). "1. Basics". Dermatology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 1–20. ISBN 978-0-323-70971-2. Archived from the original on 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "27. Genodermatoses and congenital anomalies". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. p. 585. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ↑ "Scabies: Diagnosis and Treatment with Images - DermNet". dermnetnz.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Dinulos, James G. H. (2019). "1. Principles of diagnosis and anatomy". Habif' Clinical Dermatology (7th ed.). Elsevier. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-323-61269-2. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "2. Cutaneous signs and diagnosis". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Elsevier. pp. 11–17. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6.
- ↑ Langlais, Robert P.; Miller, Craig S.; Gehrig, Jill S. (2017). "18. Diagnostic and descriptive terminology: macule, patch, erosion, ulcer". Color Atlas of Common Oral Diseases, Enhanced Edition (5th ed.). Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning. pp. 17–30. ISBN 978-1-284-24098-6. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-06-13.