front 1 Skin Lesion | back 1 any visible, localized abnormality of skin, such as a wound, rash, or sore. |
front 2 Primary Lesions | back 2 initial reactions to an underlying problem that alters one of the structural components of the skin. |
front 3 Seborrheic Keratosis | back 3 benign skin lesions, often with older people, can be deeply pigmented. |
front 4 Shingles | back 4 painful rashes following the underlying route of cranial or spinal nerves that are inflamed by the virus. |
front 5 Verruca | back 5 benign warty skin lesions. |
front 6 Herpes simplex virus (HSV) | back 6 fever blisters, most common in adults |
front 7 Herpes Zoster | back 7 causes shingles & occurs with reactivation of the herpes. |
front 8 Cyst | back 8 a raised area of skin filled with liquid. |
front 9 Nodule | back 9 raised area of skin. |
front 10 Macules | back 10 discolored spots, nonraised (freckles). |
front 11 Papules | back 11 raised, moles. |
front 12 Plaque | back 12 elevated, large patch, looks like dandruff. |
front 13 Wheals | back 13 often in allergic reactions, irregularly shaped, slightly raised lesions that usually itch. |
front 14 Secondary lesions | back 14 can occur with the progression of a disease. |
front 15 Atrophy | back 15 thinning with the loss of skin markings, stretch marks. |
front 16 Ulcers | back 16 deep, irregular erosions. |
front 17 Fissure | back 17 linear cracks in the epidermis. |
front 18 Scales | back 18 dried fragments of sloughed epidermis. |
front 19 Keloids | back 19 overgrowth of scar tissue after a skin injury. |
front 20 Laceration | back 20 torn, jagged. |
front 21 Incision | back 21 smooth-edged. |
front 22 1st degree burn; superficial burn | back 22 epidermis only. |
front 23 2nd degree burn; deep-partial thickness burn | back 23 epidermis, into the dermis layer. |
front 24 3rd degree burn; full thickness burn | back 24 epidermis, dermis, into the underlying fat layer |
front 25 4th degree burn; deep full thickness burn | back 25 all skin layers, muscle, and bone are damaged. |
front 26 Cellulitis | back 26 acute infection of the skin, characterized by heat, redness, pain, and swelling. |
front 27 Contact dermatitis | back 27 rash resulting from contact with an irritant, ex. poison ivy. |
front 28 cyanosis | back 28 blue discoloration, lack of oxygenated blood to tissue. |
front 29 Frostbite | back 29 damage to skin tissues and blood vessels resulting from long exposure to cold. |
front 30 Furuncle | back 30 skin infection originating in a gland or hair follicle, a boil. |
front 31 ichthyosis | back 31 dry scaly skin. |
front 32 Lyme disease | back 32 by bite of an infected tick. |
front 33 mycodermatitis | back 33 (myc/o, fungus) Inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus. |
front 34 necrosis | back 34 Death of areas of damaged or diseased tissue or bone surrounded by healthy tissue ( |
front 35 pediculosis | back 35 Infestation by lice and named for a genus of sucking lice, Pediculus. There are head lice, body lice, and pubic lice. |
front 36 petechiae | back 36 Tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within dermal or submucosal layers |
front 37 psoriasis | back 37 Common chronic skin disorder characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery scales |
front 38 urticaria | back 38 Skin eruption characterized by wheals of varying shapes and sizes with well-defined margins and pale centers. Its causes include drugs, foods, and insect bites. Also called hives |