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Introduction to Skin Lesions (6 of 6)

Primary and Secondary Lesions

Primary lesions
Macule, patch, wheal, papule, nodule, tumour, vesicle, bulla, pustule, comedo, follicular cast, alopecia, scale, crust.

 

Secondary lesions
Epidermal collarette, scar, excoriation, erosion, ulcer, fissure, lichenification, hyperpigmentation, callus.

 

The following texts give further illustrations and examples:

  • Scott, Miller, Griffin, Small Animal Dermatology
    5th edition, 1995, pp 72-88
  • Wilkinson and Harvey, Colour Atlas of Small Animal Dermatology 2nd edn, 1994, pp 15-32
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