Plaques, large, raised, and flat-topped areas on the skin. Psoriasis lesions are often plaques, appearing as thickened and scaly patches. Nodules, solid, raised lesions that extend deeper into the ...

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2005). In most patients MF begins as itchy, dry-surfaced or scaly, non-raised patches on the skin (see Figure 1). The lesions are often red, but in darker individuals they frequently appear darker ...

Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition that can turn your skin red, and leave you with raised skin lesions, itching and burning ...

Any new lesion or growth on your skin can be a cause ... These can be flat or raised and range from pale to dark brown or black in color. They are often scaly or wart-like, although they are ...

The mites are transmitted by prolonged periods of close, skin-to-skin contact. They tunnel under the skin leaving a scaly track to ... rash consists of little raised red spots that are intensely ...

It can cause inflamed, painful, itchy, and persistent skin lesions, located on the genitals, buttocks, or face. The rash can be red, itchy and scaly and have the potential to form pus-filled ...

Lesions may present as hypo or hyperpigmented areas (see Figure 2). They vary in color from red, purplish, or brown and they may wax and wane. Plaques are slightly raised and scaly. Tumors are ...

Longitudinal ridging refers to the vertical raised lines present on the nails ... Besides affecting the nails, it can cause a number of lesions on the skin as well as mucosal surfaces.

BCC usually appears as a raised, pearly bump with a central depression, or as a flat, scaly reddish ... of the lesion. Pigmented BCC presents as black papules or nodules. Its morphologic appearance ...

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes raised areas of dry, itchy, scaly skin. It is not contagious but can cause unsightly and even painful lesions covering large parts of the body in ...