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Understanding Words for a Child's Skin Condition
Words used to describe skin conditions
Your child's healthcare provider may use some of the words below to describe your child's skin condition.
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Term
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What it means
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Abscess
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A closed, painful pocket of pus that may look like a pimple or blister
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Atrophic
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Thin, wrinkled
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Blister
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Fluid-filled bump under or within the top layer of skin
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Crust or scab
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Formation of dried blood, pus, or other skin fluid over a break in the skin
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Cyst
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Thin-walled lesion that contains fluid or other material, is under the skin, and may be deep in tissue
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Excoriation
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A scratch
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Hives, wheals, welts, urticaria
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Pink or white swelling of the skin
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Lesion
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Any abnormal mark or change on the skin
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Lichenification
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Skin that has thickened usually due to scratching
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Macule
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Small, flat, discolored spot
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Nodule/papule
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Small, solid, raised bump
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Patch
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Large, flat, discolored spot
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Pustule (pimple)
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Inflamed lesions that appear to contain pus
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Plaque
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Large, raised area of skin
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Scales
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Dead skin cells that form flakes
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Scar
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Fibrous tissue that has formed after a skin injury
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Online Medical Reviewer:
Marianne Fraser MSN RN
Online Medical Reviewer:
Michael Lehrer MD
Online Medical Reviewer:
Raymond Kent Turley BSN MSN RN
Date Last Reviewed:
4/1/2021
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