Roxburgh's Common Skin Diseases

Ayşe Serap Karadag, Lawrence Charles Parish, Jordan V. Wang, Lawrence Charles Parish, Jordan V. Wang, Ayse Serap Karadag, Jordan Wang, Ayşe Serap Karadag, Ayse Serap Karadag, Lawrence Charles Parish, Jordan Wang

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9780367614997
• eBook ISBN: 9781000519976
• Edition: 19
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Dermatology

This acclaimed core text in Dermatology now returns in a thoroughly revised and refocused format. Its clear structuring will enable all readers to find quickly what they need to know and to see how each part fits into the whole, offering a consistent guide for residents wanting a reliable revision aid for the core topics in Dermatology and for physicians in other disciplines interested in individual topics (particularly family physicians specializing in the diagnosis of skin cancer).

1 Glossary of Dermatologic Words and Terms

Lawrence Charles Parish

DOI: 10.1201/9781003105268-1

Each medical specialty has its own vocabulary, and dermatology is no different. Sometimes, the use of words or terms relating to the skin may seem different from those used in other fields. Other times, the Latinate form of the word may appear questionable.

Our purpose in creating this glossary is to make the chapters uniform and to be understandable to the reader being introduced to the field of dermatology. Where appropriate, we have used the American spelling and nomenclature. Synonyms are included, but an exhaustive listing is not provided.

Abscess:

a tender, red 2–3 cm lesion that is inflamed with walled-off purulent material

Acantholysis:

separation of epidermal cells due to loss of their connections

Acanthosis:

diffuse thickening of the epidermis

Acneiform:

resembling acne with somewhat pointed lesions that might include comedones, papules, and pustules

Allergic:

an altered reaction to which the patient has been previously exposed

Alopecia:

hair loss

Annular:

ring-shaped, often with central clearing

Atopic:

condition that includes asthma, hay fever, and atopic dermatitis

Atopy:

strange-like

Auspitz sign:

pinpoint bleeding when the scale is removed

Autoimmune:

an altered reaction to one’s own body

Barbae:

relating to the beard

Biopsy:

to take a living specimen for microscopic examination, as opposed to an autopsy (dead specimen)

Blaschko’s line:

the invisible lines of normal embryonic development that are whorls on the chest and flanks, “V” shaped on the back, and wavy appearance on the scalp

Bleb:

a flaccid blister, as in a bulla

Blister:

small (>0.5-cm) vesicle; larger (<0.5-cm) bulla

Bohn’s nodule:

a small nodule found in the ear canal or mouth of a newborn.

Bulla:

a blister generally over 1.0 cm, as opposed to a small blister or vesicle and a pustule; bullae (plur)

Burow’s solution:

an astringent comprised of aluminum triacetate. It is usually diluted with water to make a 1:40 solution

Burrow:

a superficial epidermal tunnel due to scabies

Café au lait:

the color of coffee with milk or cream added

Carbuncle:

an abscess with one opening

Casal’s necklace:

reddish pigmentation on the neck, resembling a collar, and due to pellagra

Cellulitis:

redness, edema, and tenderness without a purulent opening

Chadwick’s sign:

bluish discoloration of the labia, vagina, or cervix that occurs during pregnancy

Chromonychia:

abnormal discoloration of a nail except for white

Circinate:

a round lesion-like circle

Clubbing:

enlargement of the terminal digit of the fingers that creates a rounding down of the nail and may be associated with underlying disease, sometimes pulmonary malignancy

Comedo:

occlusion of the pilosebaceous duct; comedones (plural)

Condyloma:

a warty lesion found in the genital region

Confluent:

lesions that have merged

Congenital:

appearing at birth, not necessarily inherited

Crowe’s sign:

axillary freckling

Cutis marmarota:

a red or blue mottled appearance of the skin due to cold exposure

Cyst:

an elevated lesion with an epithelial lining

Dactylitis:

sausage finger, swelling of an entire finger or toe, as found in psoriasis

Dandruff:

scurf, white scale on the scalp

Darier sign:

swelling of the skin after scratching the skin

Decubitus:

lying down leading to loss of skin and subcutaneous material, that is, decubitus ulcer

Defluvium:

flowing or falling off

Dermatitis:

inflammation of the skin; dermatitides (plural)

Dermatographism:

a red elevation of the skin due to scratching the skin

Desquamation:

peeling of the skin, often in sheets, as occurs following a sunburn

Diascopy:

a test that shows the vascular or non-vascular characteristics of a lesion when pressure is applied

Discoid:

a round or nummular lesion

Eczema:

inflammation of the skin; dermatitis is the preferred American term

Eczematoid:

resembling eczema, that is, dermatitic-like

Ecchymosis:

black and blue, due to bleeding under the epidermis

Eclabium:

a deformity of the lips with the outward turning

Ectropion:

an abnormal outward turning of either the upper or lower eyelid

Edema:

swe...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• List of Contributors
• 1 Glossary of Dermatologic Words and Terms
• 2 Diagnosing Skin Disease
• 3 Adnexal Diseases
• 4 Papulosquamous Diseases
• 5 Dermatitides
• 6 Bacterial, Mycobacterial, and Spirochetal (Nonvenereal) Infections
• 7 Viral Infections
• 8 Fungal Infections
• 9 Infestations and Bites
• 10 Environmental Injuries
• 11 Allergic and Immunologic Reactions
• 12 Connective Tissue Disorders
• 13 Vasculitides
• 14 Vesiculobullous Diseases
• 15 Disorders of Keratinization and Other Genodermatoses
• 16 Oral Diseases
• 17 Wound Healing, Ulcers, and Scars
• 18 Granulomatous Diseases
• 19 Benign Neoplasms
• 20 Premalignant Neoplasms
• 21 Malignant Neoplasms
• 22 Cutaneous Lymphomas
• 23 Diseases of the Hair
• 24 Diseases of the Nails
• 25 Disorders of Pigmentation
• 26 Psychocutaneous Disorders
• 27 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• 28 Pregnancy and Skin Disease
• 29 Systemic Diseases and the Skin
• 30 Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
• 31 Nutritional Diseases
• Index