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Skin Condition - Describing
How to describe a skin condition:
A physician may ask you to describe your dermatological condition and its location. Here are some of the more common terms that may help you in providing a more accurate description:
- Atrophic - thin, wrinkled
- Blister - fluid-filled bump
- Crust/scab - formation of dried blood, pus, or other skin fluid over a break in the Skin
- Cyst - deeply seated lesion that contains material
- Excoriation - a scratch
- Hives/wheals - pink or white swelling of the skin
- Lichenification - skin that has thickened
- Macule - a flat discolored spot
- Nodule/papule - solid, raised bump
- Raised bumps - bumps that stick out above the skin surface
- Patch - flat, discolored spot
- Pustule (pimple) - inflamed lesions that appear to contain pus
- Scales - dead skin cells that form flakes
- Scar - fibrous tissue that forms after a skin injury