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A healthcare provider may ask you to describe your skin condition and its location. Here are some of the more common terms that may help you give a more accurate description:
Condition
What it looks like
Abscess
A closed, painful pocket containing pus
Atrophic
Thin, dry, wrinkled skin
Blister or vesicle
Fluid-filled bump under or in the epidermis (the surface of the skin) that is less than 1 cm in size
Crust or scab
Formation of dried blood, plasma, or pus over a break in the skin
Cyst
Enclosed sac in skin containing fluid or solid material
Excoriation
An erosion with loss of the epidermis, caused by scratching
Hives or wheals
Pink or white localized swelling of the skin that is often itchy
Lichenification
Skin that has become thickened, hardened, or leathery with skin markings from chronic scratching
Macule
Small, flat, discolored spot, less than 1 cm
Nodule or papule
Solid, raised bumps. A nodule is greater than 1 cm, and a papule is less than or equal to 1 cm.
Patch
Flat, large (greater than 1 cm) discolored area
Plaque
A raised or depressed area of skin that is greater than 1 cm in diameter
Pustule (pimple)
Inflamed, raised lesions that contain pus
Scales
A buildup of dead skin cells that form flakes
Scar
Fibrous tissue that forms after a skin injury