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Abscess

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A collection of pus, often associated with signs and symptoms of inflammation (includes boils and carbuncles)

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Angioedema

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Deep swelling (oedema) of the dermis and subcutis

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Annular

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Ring-like

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Arcuate

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Curved

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Atrophy

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Thinning of one or more layers of the skin

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Blister

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A liquid-filled lesion (vesicles and bullae)

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Bulla

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A large blister (>0.5cm)

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Burrow

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A track left by a burrowing scabies mite

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Callus (callosity)

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A thickened area of skin that is a response to repeated friction or pressure

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Circinate

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Circular

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Comedo

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A blackhead

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Crust (scab)

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A hard, adherent surface change caused by leakage and drying of blood, serum or pus

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Cyst

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A fluid-filled papular lesion that fluctuates and transilluminates

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Discoid

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Disc-like

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Ecchymosis (bruise)

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A deep bleed in the skin

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Erosion

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A superficial loss of skin, involving the epidermis; scarring is not normally a result

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Erythema

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Redness of the skin that blanches on pressure

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Erythroderma

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Any inflammatory skin disease that affects >80% of the body surface

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Exanthem

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A rash

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Excoriation

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A scratch mark

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Fissure

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A split, usually extending from the skin surface through the epidermis to the dermis

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Freckle

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An area of hyperpigmentation that increases in the summer months and decreases during winter

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Furuncle

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A boil

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Gyrate

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Wave-like

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Haematoma

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A swelling caused by a collection of blood

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Horn

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A hyperkeratotic projection from the skin surface

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Hyperkeratosis

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Thickening of the stratum corneum

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Ichthyosis

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Very dry skin

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Keratosis

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A lesion characterised by hyperkeratosis

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Lentigo

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An area of fixed hyperpigmentation

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Lichenification

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Thickening of the epidermis, resulting in accentuation of skin markings; usually indicative of a chronic eczematous process

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Macule

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A flat (impalpable) colour change

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Milium

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A keratin cyst

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Naevus

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A localised developmental defect (vascular, melanocytic, epidermal or connective tissue)

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Nodule

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A large papule (>0.5cm)

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Nummular

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Coin-shaped

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Onycholysis

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Separation of the nail plate from the nail bed

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Papilloma

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A benign growth projecting from the skin surface

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Papule

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An elevated (palpable) lesion, arbitrarily<0.5cm in diameter

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Patch

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A large macule

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Pedunculated

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Having a stalk

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Petechiae

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Pinhead-sized macular purpura

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Pigmentation

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A change in skin colour

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Plaque

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A papule or nodule that in cross-sectional profile is plateau-shaped

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Poikiloderma

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A combination of atrophy, hyperpigmentation and telangiectasia

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Purpura

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Non-blanchable redness (also called petechiae)

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Pustule

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A papular lesion containing turbid purulent material (pus)

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Reticulate

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Net-like

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Scale

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A flake on the skin surface, composed of stratum corneum cells (corneocytes), shed together rather than individually

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Scar

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The fibrous tissue resulting from the healing of a wound, ulcer or certain inflammatory conditions

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Serpiginous

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Snake-like

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Stria(e)

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A stretch mark

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Targetoid

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Target-like

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Telangiectasia

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Dilated blood vessels

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Ulcer

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A deep loss of skin, extending into the dermis or deeper; usually results in scarring

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Umbilication

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A depression at the centre of a lesion

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Verrucous

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Wart-like

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Vesicle

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A small blister (<0.5cm)

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Wheal

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A transient (<24 hours), itchy, elevated area of skin resulting from dermal oedema that characterises urticaria

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Xerosis

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Mild/moderate dryness of the skin

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