II. Definitions
III. Differential Diagnosis: Erosion
- Dermatophyte infection or Candidiasis
- Eczematous Dermatitis
- Herpes Simplex Virus
- Intertrigo
- Excoriations (include Neurotic Excoriations)
- Aging Skin
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Vesicles and Bullae
IV. Differential Diagnosis: Ulceration
- See Oral Ulcer
- See Genital Ulcer
- External Skin Injury
- Skin Trauma
- Skin picking
- Envenomation (e.g. Brown Recluse Spider Bite)
- Decubitus Ulcer
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Bacterial Skin Infection
- Streptococcus (e.g. Ecthyma)
- Staphylococcus (e.g. Impetigo)
- Pseudomonas
- Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)
- Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli Ulcer)
- Haemophilus ducreyi (Chancroid)
- Cutaneous Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Viral Skin Infections
- Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2
- Coxsachievirus
- Deep Fungal Skin Infections
- Coccidiomycosis
- Mucormycosis
- Sporotrichosis
- Aspergillosis
- Cryptococcosis
- Zygomycosis
- Penicillium marneffei
- Parasitic Skin Infections
- Medium or Small Vessel Vasculitis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Microangiopathic Vasculitis
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's Granulomatosis)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Takayasu Arteritis
- Necrobiosis Lipoidica (associated with Diabetes Mellitus)
- Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (secondary to infection)
- Vascular insufficiency
- Arterial Insufficiency
- Venous Stasis Ulcer
- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
- Type I Cryoglobulinemia
- Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome
- Livdeoid Vasculopathy
- Skin Neoplasm
- Non-melanoma Skin Cancer (Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Squamous Cell Skin Cancer)
- Leukemia Cutis
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- Lymphoma
- Angiocentric T-Cell Lymphoma
- Anaplastic Large Cell T-Cell Lymphoma
- Mycosis Fungoides bullosa
- Medications
- Hydroxyurea
- Contact Dermatitis
- Superinfected Injection Drug Abuse
- Bromoderma
- Drug-induced Lupus
- Miscellaneous Causes
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum (Neutrophilic dematosis)
- Cutaneous Crohn's Disease
- Brown Recluse Spider Bite (Loxoscelism)
V. References
- Jhun and DeClerck in Herbert (2015) EM:Rap 15(8): 19-20
- Weenig (2002) N Engl J Med 347(18):1412-8 +PMID: 12409543 [PubMed]
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| Definition (NCI_CTCAE) | A disorder characterized by circumscribed, inflammatory and necrotic erosive lesion on the skin. |
| Definition (NCI) | A circumscribed and often suppurating skin crater which usually includes loss of skin integrity of the superficial skin or the mucous membranes.(NICHD) |
| Definition (CSP) | lesion on the surface of the skin produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| MSH | D012883 |
| ICD10 | L98.4 |
| SnomedCT | 46742003, 201257009 |
| LNC | MTHU015072 |
| English | Skin Ulcers, Ulcers, Skin, SKIN ULCERATION, Ulcer, Skin, Skin Ulcer(s), Skin ulcers, Cutaneous ulcers, Ulcer of skin, skin ulcer (physical finding), skin ulcer, Skin ulcer NOS, Ulcer skin, Skin ulceration, Ulcer of skin NOS, Skin Ulcer [Disease/Finding], skin ulcerations, skin ulcers, skin sores, Ulcer;skin, skin ulceration, cutaneous ulcers, cutaneous ulcer, sore on skin, Skin Ulcer, Cutaneous ulceration, Physical findings.skin ulcer, Skin ulcer, Cutaneous ulcer, Skin ulcer (disorder), skin; ulcer, ulcer; skin, Ulcer of skin, NOS |
| Italian | Ulcera della cute, Ulcera della cute NAS, Ulcerazione della cute, Ulcera della pelle |
| Dutch | huidulcus NAO, huidulceratie, huid; ulcus, ulcus; huid, huidulcus, Huidulcus, Ulcus, huid- |
| French | Ulcère cutané SAI, Ulcération cutanée, ULCERATION CUTANEE, Ulcère cutané, Ulcère de la peau |
| German | Hautulkus NNB, Hautulzeration, Ulkus Haut, HAUTULZERATION, Hautulkus, Hautgeschwür |
| Portuguese | Úlcera cutânea NE, Ulceração cutânea, ULCERACAO CUTANEA, Úlcera cutânea, Úlcera Cutânea |
| Spanish | Ulceración de la piel, Úlcera de la piel NEOM, Úlcera de piel, PIEL, ULCERACION, úlcera cutánea, úlcera de la piel (trastorno), úlcera de la piel, Úlcera de la piel, Úlcera Cutánea |
| Japanese | 皮膚潰瘍ＮＯＳ, 皮膚潰瘍, 皮膚潰瘍形成, ﾋﾌｶｲﾖｳｹｲｾｲ, ﾋﾌｶｲﾖｳNOS, ﾋﾌｶｲﾖｳ |
| Swedish | Hudsår |
| Czech | kůže - vředy, Vřed kůže NOS, Vřed kůže, Kožní vřed, Kožní ulcerace |
| Finnish | Ihohaavauma |
| Russian | KOZHI IAZVA, КОЖИ ЯЗВА |
| Croatian | KOŽNI ULKUS |
| Polish | Owrzodzenie skóry |
| Hungarian | Bőr ulceratio, Bőr fekély, Fekély bőr, Bőr fekély k.m.n. |
| Norwegian | Hudsår |
Ontology: Superficial ulcer of skin (disorder) (C0241069)
| Definition (NCI_FDA) | A gradual breakdown or very shallow ulceration of the skin which involves only the epidermis and heals without scarring. |
| Definition (NCI) | Tearing or wearing off of skin.(NICHD) |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 93448009 |
| Dutch | huiderosie |
| French | Erosion cutanée |
| German | Hauterosion |
| Italian | Erosione della cute |
| Portuguese | Erosão cutânea |
| Spanish | Erosión de la piel, erosión de la piel, úlcera superficial de la piel (trastorno), úlcera superficial de la piel |
| English | Skin Erosion, Skin erosions, skin erosion (physical finding), skin erosion, Superficial ulcer of skin (disorder), erosion of skin, erosions skin, erosion skin, Skin erosion, Cutaneous erosion, EROSION, SKIN, SKIN EROSION, Erosion of skin, Superficial ulcer of skin |
| Japanese | 皮膚びらん, ﾋﾌﾋﾞﾗﾝ |
| Czech | Kožní eroze |
| Hungarian | Bőr erosio |
Ontology: Skin and subcutaneous tissue ulcerations (C0852347)
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| Italian | Ulcere della cute e del tessuto sottocutaneo |
| Japanese | 皮膚・皮下組織潰瘍形成, ﾋﾌﾋｶｿｼｷｶｲﾖｳｹｲｾｲ |
| Czech | Ulcerace kůže a podkožní tkáně |
| English | Skin and subcutaneous tissue ulcerations |
| Hungarian | Bőr és subcutan szövet fekélyesedés |
| Portuguese | Ulcerações da pele e do tecido celular subcutâneo |
| Spanish | Ulceraciones de la piel y del tejido subcutáneo |
| Dutch | huid- en onderhuidsweefselzweren |
| French | Ulcérations cutanées et du tissu sous-cutané |
| German | Ulzerationen der Haut und des Unterhautzellgewebes |
