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 ...

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 ...

This large lesion is commonly 2–10 cm in diameter, ovoid, erythematous and slightly raised ... smaller scaly papulosquamous plaques develop on the trunk along the lines of skin cleavage with ...

White patches on the face and other areas of the skin can be caused by pityriasis alba ... skin Flaky and itchy patches of ...

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 ...

Common skin rashes in children can be easily identifiable ... It starts out flat and scaly, and as the ring grows the edges become raised. Yeast infections can commonly complicate other diaper rashes.