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      Describing a Child's Skin Condition

      Terms used to describe a skin condition

      Your child's healthcare provider may use some of the terms below to describe your child's skin condition.

      Atrophic

      Thin, wrinkled

      Blister

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

      Crust/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

      Abnormal mark or change on the skin

      Lichenification

      Skin that has thickened usually due to scratching

      Macule

      Small, flat, discolored spot

      Nodule/papule

      Solid, raised bump

      Patch

      Large, flat, discolored spot

      Pustule (pimple)

      Inflamed lesions that appear to contain pus

      Scales

      Dead skin cells that form flakes

      Scar

      Fibrous tissue that has formed after a skin injury

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