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Describing a Child's Skin Condition
Terms used to describe a skin condition
Your doctor may use some of the terms below to describe your child's skin condition.
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Thin, wrinkled |
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Fluid-filled bump |
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Formation of dried blood, pus, or other skin fluid over a break in the skin |
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Deeply-seated lesion that contains material |
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A scratch |
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Pink or white swelling of the skin |
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Lesion |
Abnormal mark on the skin |
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Skin that has thickened |
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Flat, discolored spot |
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Solid, raised bump |
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Bumps that stick out above the skin surface |
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Flat, discolored spot |
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Inflamed lesions that appear to contain pus |
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Dead skin cells that form flakes |
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Fibrous tissue that has formed after a skin injury |
