List of dermatology terminology

This is a list of terminology relating to skin conditions.[1][2][3]

Skin terminology  Term | Types | Main sign |  | Image

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Acantholysis[1] |  | Blister |  |
Acropustulosis |  |  |  |
Amelanism |  |  |  |
Annular | Like a ring[4] |  |  |
Atrophy of skin | Follicular atrophoderma | Hairless indentation in skin[5] |  |
Linear atrophoderma of Moulin |  |  |
Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini |  |  |
Autoeczematization |  |  |  |
Blanch |  |  |  |
Burrow | Typically associated with scabies.[6] |  |  |
Blister | Vesicle

Bulla

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Crust |  |  |  |
Comedo |  |  |  |
Cyst |  |  |  |
Erosion | [8] |  |  |
Excoriation |  |  |  |
Fissure |  |  |  |
Hyperkeratosis |  |  |  |
Hyperpigmentation |  |  |  |
Hypopigmentation | Postinflammatory hypopigmentation |  |  |
Chemical  |  |  |
Lichenification[1] |  |  |  |
Macule |  |  |  |
Milia |  |  |  |
Morbilliform |  |  |  |
Nodule |  |  |  |
Nummular | Like a coin[4] |  |  |
Papule | [7] |  |  |
Patch |  |  |  |
Petechiae | Smaller than purpura[7] |  |  |
Pimple |  |  |  |
Plaque |  |  |  |
Purpura | Larger than petechiae[7] |  |  |
Pustule | Papule containing pus[4] |  |  |
Reticulate | Like net[4] |  |  |
Scale | Flake of skin[4] |  |  |
Scar | [9] |  |  |
Serpiginous | Like snake[4] |  |  |
Targetoid | Like target[4] |  |  |
Telangiectasia |  |  |  |
Ulcer |  |  |  |
Umbilication |  |  |  |
Verrucous |  |  |  |
Vesicle |  |  |  |
Wheal |  |  |  |
Wickham striae |  |  |  |
Xerosis |  |  |  |

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Dermatology atlas
* List of skin signs

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ 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 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Tidman, Michael J.; Dover, Anna R.; Fairhurst, Karen (2018). "14. The skin, hair and nails". Macleod's Clinical Examination (14th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. p. 287\. ISBN 978-0-7020-6991-8. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ "Scabies: Diagnosis and Treatment with Images - DermNet". dermnetnz.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 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.
8. ↑ 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.
9. ↑ 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.