skin lesions

Skin lesions are skin damage caused by skin infection by external pathogenic microorganisms or lesions in the body. The shape and arrangement of skin lesions in most skin diseases have a certain regularity. Clearly understanding the shape and arrangement of skin lesions contributes to the diagnosis of skin diseases and the observation of the progress and prognosis of skin diseases. Pay attention to the hardness of the skin lesions during palpation, such as the softness of the cyst, and check the depth of damage in the skin. Basic Information Specialist Category: Skin Examination Category: Other Inspections Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: not fasting Tips: Pay attention to personal hygiene and do not eat foods that are irritating to the skin. Normal value Healthy skin without any symptoms of the disease. The skin is not damaged by skin infection by external pathogenic microorganisms or lesions in the body. Clinical significance Abnormal results: Primary skin lesions Primary skin lesions are skin lesions that occur directly and in the course of their disease, with rashes, papules, wheals, nodules, herpes, pustules, etc. Secondary lesions are skin lesions that have undergone scratching, infection, treatment, and evolution during damage repair, with scaling, erosion, ulcers, spasms, scratches, cleft palate, mossy changes, Scars, pigmentation, skin atrophy, etc. Need to check the symptoms of papules, wheals, nodules and other symptoms of primary skin lesions, erosion, ulcers, sputum, scratches and other symptoms of secondary skin lesions. Precautions Contraindications before inspection: Pay attention to personal hygiene and do not eat foods that are irritating to the skin. Requirements for inspection: Actively cooperate with the doctor. Inspection process Visual inspection: Between the consultations, the doctor will inspect each patient's different skin conditions, the distribution of acne, the severity, the type and the state of destruction, and the appearance of acne formation or deterioration. It is best to take pictures of the patient and take pictures of the condition of the acne. Then it appears on the computer screen, as a commentary, it can also be used for comparison later. palpation: For nodules, cysts, sinus, fistulas, etc. Pay attention to check the hardness of the skin lesions during palpation, such as the softness of the cyst, check the depth of the lesion in the skin; if the nodule is deep, the palpation can check the size of the lesion to determine whether there is secretion, such as inspection When the fistula or multi-pores acne, the subcutaneous has a deep corrugated hard damage, the squeeze will have a purulent discharge, palpation should pay attention to check the relationship between the lesion and the surrounding tissue. Not suitable for the crowd Inappropriate crowd: temporarily unknown.

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