Skin Disease

Plaques: elevated lesion with larger surface area in relation to height.

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