🩺 Know Your Skin Lesions: A Quick Dermatology Guide Skin lesions can appear in many different forms. Recognizing their basic appearance is the first step toward understanding a possible diagnosis. 🔹 Papule – small, raised solid lesion 🔹 Erythema – redness of the skin 🔹 Cyanosis – bluish discoloration 🔹 Urticaria (Hives) – raised, itchy transient lesions 🔹 Vesicle – small fluid-filled blister 🔹 Scale – flakes of shedding skin 🔹 Eczema – inflamed, itchy, often scaly skin 🔹 Fissure – linear crack in the skin 🔹 Pustule – pus-filled lesion 🔹 Ulcer – loss of the skin surface 🔹 Scar – fibrous tissue formed after healing 🔹 Nevus (Mole) – localized pigmented lesion 🔹 Wart – benign lesion commonly caused by HPV 🔹 Vitiligo – depigmented patches 🔹 Necrosis – death of tissue 🔹 Cellulitis – bacterial infection involving deeper skin and subcutaneous tissue 🔹 Tumor – abnormal tissue growth 🔹 Tinea manuum – fungal infection of the hand 🔹 Impetigo – superficial bacterial skin infection 📚 Learning these terms helps healthcare professionals describe skin findings accurately before reaching a diagnosis. ⚠️ Important: Similar-looking skin lesions can have very different causes. Proper diagnosis requires clinical examination and, when needed, appropriate investigations. 📍 Dr Tawseef Ullah Poly & Aesthetic Clinic 📞 03255372224 | Tajabad, Peshawar #Dermatology #SkinLesions #DermatologyEducation #SkinCare #MedicalEducation - @drtawseefullahgpclinic