SKIN CLINICAL TERMS

Itching of the skin

• Eczema
• Pruritis
• Cellulitis
• Roasacea

Fungal infection caused by the fungus Tinea. Scaling, itching patches in a ring pattern

• Jock itch
• athletes foot
• ringworm
• alopecia

highly contagious viral disease that begins with pustules and later crusts over, caused by Varicella-zoster; most often in children

• Herpes
• chicken pox
• measles
• Lyme disease

Boil that spread deeper to subcutaneous tissue

• ulcer
• carcuncle
• vitiligo
• corn

Raised flesh colored area of the skin caused by a virus

• chickenpox
• Herpes
• Wart
• Cyst

Second most severe of the 3 major types of skin cancer, develops from flattened cells in the skin; metastasizes, but not to the degree melanoma does

• basal cell carcinoma
• hyperhidrosis
• melanoma
• squamous cell carcinoma

Highly contagious viral disease caused by the rubeola virus; symptoms include fevere, severe cold and cough, and papular rash all over the body

• measles
• chicken pox
• rosacea
• vitiligo

vasular discoloration of the skin and underlying tissues, visible at birth, or soon thereafter

• dermatitis
• pediculosis
• ringworm
• birthmark

most severe of the skin cancers; dangerous because it begins in the deepest tissues of the skin, therefore it easily metastasizes. Very dark and highly invasive lesion.

• squamous cell carcinoma
• basal cell carcinoma
• frostbite
• melanoma

excessive sweating due to overactive sudoriferous glands

• eczema
• rosacea
• pustule
• hyperhidrosis