INFLAMMATIONS
PRIMARY SKIN LESIONS
Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Herpes simplex/ Fever blisters/cold
Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Tumor
External swelling; varies in size, shape and color.
sores; single group of vesicles on a red swollen base.
Vesicle
Blister with clear fluid; lies within or just beneath the epidermis; for example, poison ivy.
Herpes zoster: Shingles
Bulla
Blister containing a watery fluid; larger than a vesicle.
ALLERGY-RELATED DERMATITIS
Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Dermatitis Venenata
Pustule
Elevation with inflamed base, containing pus. SECONDARY SKIN LESIONS
Allergy to ingredients in cosmetics and such products; protection is the prevention: gloves and protective garb.
Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Scale
Accumulation of epidermal flakes, dry or greasy; for example, abnormal dandruff. Accumulation of serum and pus mixed with epidermal material; for example, scab. Abrasion produced by scratching or scraping; for example, raw surface after injury.
Dermatitis Medicamentosa
Dermatitis that occurs after an injection of a substance.
Crust
Excoriation
Urticaria
Hives: Inflammation caused by an allergy to specific drugs/foods. PRIMARY SKIN LESIONS
Fissure
Crack in the skin penetrating into the dermis.
Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Macule
Small, discolored spot or patch on the skin’s surface, neither raised nor sunken; for example, freckles. Small elevated pimple containing no fluid, but may have pus. Note : Yellow or white fatty papules around the eyes indicate an elevated cholesterol level; refer to a physician (xanthelasma). Itchy, swollen lesion that lasts only a few hours; for example, mosquito bite.
Ulcer
Open lesion on skin or mucous membrane, accompanied by pus and loss of skin depth. ACNE SCARS
Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Ice pick scar Large, visible,
Papule
open pores that look as if the skin has been jabbed with an ice pick; follicle always looks open; caused by deep pimple or cyst. Slightly sunken or depressed appearance; caused by pimples/cysts that have destroyed the skin and formed scar tissue.
Acne pit scar
Wheal
Tubercle
Solid lump larger than a papule; projects above the skin or lies with it; sized from pea to hickory nut.
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