Describing a Child's Skin Condition
Terms used to describe a skin condition
Your doctor may use some of the terms below to describe your child's skin condition.
Atrophic | Thin, wrinkled |
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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 Welts/urticaria | Pink or white swelling of the skin |
Lesion | Abnormal mark on the skin |
Lichenification | Skin that has thickened |
Macule | 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 has formed after a skin injury |