Eczema:inflammation of epidermis or a recurring skin rashes characterized by one or more symptoms like skin oedema, redness, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing or bleeding.
Wheal(Urticaria): elevation of skin caused by dermal oedema.
Angio-oedema: oedematous reactions in dermis covering large skin areas.
Vesicles: blisters <0.5 cm in diameter.
Bulla: blisters >0.5 cm in diameter
Erythema: redness caused by vasodilatation areas
Courtesy:
-Prof Anura Weerasinghe, University Of Colombo.
MBBS(Col), MD(Col), DCH(Col), DTM&H(Lond),
MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), PhD(Japan), FCCP
