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Skin Ulcer
, Skin Erosion, Skin Ulceration, Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Ulceration
Definitions
Skin Erosion
Focal, superficial epidermal loss
Heals without scarring
Skin Ulceration
Focal loss of
Epidermis
and
Dermis
Ulcers heal with scar formation
Differential Diagnosis
Erosion
Dermatophyte infection or
Candidiasis
Eczematous Dermatitis
Herpes Simplex Virus
Intertrigo
Excoriations (include
Neurotic Excoriation
s)
Aging Skin
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Vesicle
s and
Bulla
e
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
Bacteria
l
Skin Infection
Streptococcus
(e.g.
Ecthyma
)
Staphylococcus
(e.g.
Impetigo
)
Pseudomonas
Treponema pallidum
(
Syphilis
)
Mycobacterium
ulcerans (Buruli Ulcer)
Haemophilus
ducreyi (
Chancroid
)
Viral
Skin Infection
s
Herpes Simplex Virus
Coxsachievirus
Fungal Skin Infection
s
Coccidiomycosis
Mucormycosis
Parasitic
Skin Infection
s
Leishmaniasis
Amoebiasis
Schistosomiasis
Medium or
Small Vessel Vasculitis
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Microangiopathic
Vasculitis
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
(previously known as
Wegener's Granulomatosis
)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Necrobiosis Lipoidica
(associated with
Diabetes Mellitus
)
Vascular insufficiency
Arterial Insufficiency
Venous Stasis Ulcer
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Skin Inflammation (
Neutrophil
ic dematoses)
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Skin Neoplasm
Non-
Melanoma
skin cancer (
Basal Cell Skin Cancer
,
Squamous Cell Skin Cancer
)
References
Jhun and DeClerck in Herbert (2015) EM:Rap 15(8): 19-20
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