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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.

    Term

    What it means

    Abscess

    A closed, painful pocket of pus that may look like a pimple or blister

    Atrophic

    Thin, wrinkled

    Blister

    Fluid-filled bump under or within the top layer of skin

    Crust or scab

    Formation of dried blood, pus, or other skin fluid over a break in the skin

    Cyst

    Thin-walled lesion that contains fluid or other material, is under the skin, and may be deep in tissue

    Excoriation

    A scratch

    Hives, wheals, welts, urticaria

    Pink or white swelling of the skin

    Lesion

    Any abnormal mark or change on the skin

    Lichenification

    Skin that has thickened usually due to scratching

    Macule

    Small, flat, discolored spot

    Nodule/papule

    Small, solid, raised bump

    Patch

    Large, flat, discolored area

    Pustule (pimple)

    Inflamed lesion that appears to contain pus

    Plaque

    Large, raised area of skin

    Scales

    Dead skin cells that form flakes

    Scar

    Fibrous tissue that has formed after a skin injury

    Online Medical Reviewer: Michael Lehrer MD
    Online Medical Reviewer: Stacey Wojcik MBA BSN RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Tennille Dozier RN BSN RDMS
    Date Last Reviewed: 9/1/2023
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center

    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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