Rash

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Clinical-manifestations 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms

More Specific Terms

• dermatitis
• drug eruption; drug rash
• exanthem
• fever & rash
• malar rash (butterfly rash)

Introduction

• A skin eruption with inflammation, may be used in reference to dermatitis.

Clinical-manifestations

• characterize the skin lesions of the rash

• erythema
• papules
• nodules
• macules
• bullae
• vesicular lesions
• wheals

• characterize the distribution of the rash
• associated pruritis ?
• associated fever ?

More General Terms

• sign/symptom
• inflammation
• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

Additional Terms

• bulla (blister)
• erythema
• macule
• nodule
• papule
• pruritis (itching)
• vesicular lesion
• wheal

rash