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Skin Lesions
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Skin Lesions
A skin lesion is a superficial growth or patch of skin that does not resemble the skin around it. There are two types of skin lesions: primary and secondary. Primary skin lesions are abnormal skin conditions either present at birth or acquired over one's lifetime. A birthmark is an example of a primary skin lesion. Secondary skin lesions are the result of irritate or manipulated primary skin lesions. Common secondary skin lesions include scabs, ulcers and scars.
Symptom classification
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
103- Acne Vulgaris
- Acquired Copper Deficiency
- Actinomycosis
- Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukimia
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
- Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
- Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Bacteremia
- Behcets Syndrome
- Blastomycosis
- Boils (Furuncles)
- Bowens Disease
- Bullous Pemphigoid
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis
- Changas Disease
- Chickenpox
- Chigger Bite
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Cicatricial Pemphigoid
- Cnidaria
- Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
- Congenital Rubella
- Contact Dermatitis
- Cystic Acne
- Dermatitis
- Dermatofibroma
- Dermatophytid Reaction
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Dracunculiasis
- Eastern Tick Borne Rickettsioses
- Ecthyma
- Erysipelothricosis
- Erythema Multiforme
- Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
- Folliculitis
- Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis
- Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
- Herpangina
- Herpes Gestationis
- Herpes Labialis
- Herpes Zoster
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV AIDS)
- Impetigo
- Iodine Deficiency
- Iodine Toxicity
- IPEX Syndrome
- Kaposis Sarcoma
- Leprosy
- Leukemia (acute Myeloid)
- Lice
- Lichen Planus
- Lichen Sclerosus
- Lightning Injuries
- Linchen Simplex Chronicus
- Linear Immunoglobulin A Disease
- Mastocytosis
- Melanoma
- Melioidosis
- Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Mycetoma
- Mycosis Fungoides
- Necrotizing Subcutaneous Infection
- Neutropenia
- Nevus Araneus
- Nevus Flammeus
- Nummular Dermatitis
- Oroya Fever
- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- Paragonimiasis
- Parapsoriasis
- Pemphigus Foliaceous
- Perinatal Tuberculosis
- Perioral Dermatitis
- Pinta
- Pityriasis Lichenoides
- Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris
- Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia
- Poliomyelitis
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
- Predominantly Cutaneous Vasculitis
- Psoriasis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
- Pyogenic Granuloma
- Scabies
- Scorpion Stings
- Scrub Typhus
- Smallpox
- Sporotrichosis
- Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome
- Systemic Sclerosis
- Tertiary Syphilis
- Tinea Barbae
- Tinea Corporis
- Type II Hyperlipoproteinemia
- Yaws