Skin Conditions Resulting from Physical Factors
28 entries in the Skin Conditions Resulting from Physical Factors compendium.
Actinic prurigoA rare, chronic, sunlight-induced itchy skin eruption.Actinic reticuloidA chronic skin inflammation from sunlight or artificial light.Bazin's hydroa vacciniformeA rare photodermatitis with vesicular eruption and vacciniform scarring.Berlock dermatitisA phototoxic dermatitis from perfume and sunlight.Berloque dermatitisA historical term for phototoxic pigmentation from bergamot perfume.Bleb (medicine)A blister-like protrusion filled with serous fluid in various tissues.Blood blisterA blister of trapped blood and lymph from skin damage.Chafing (skin)Skin irritation from friction, moisture, or fabric.Chronic photosensitivity dermatitisChronic skin inflammation from sunlight or artificial light exposure.Chronic woundA wound that fails to heal within three months.Clavus (medicine)A painful, inward-growing callus from chronic pressure or acute injury.Cold injuryCold exposure damages skin through freezing and nonfreezing mechanisms.Coma blisterPressure-induced blisters in comatose individuals, often from drug overdose.Cutis marmorataA reticulated vascular pattern linked to cold, syndromes, or decompression sickness.Dead fingerVascular component of hand-arm vibration syndrome from vibrating tools.Decubitus ulcerLocalized skin damage from prolonged pressure, often over bony prominences.DermatoheliosisChronic UV exposure causes characteristic skin changes.Dermatosis neglectaA skin condition from neglected hygiene due to pain or immobility.Direct DNA damageUV-induced pyrimidine dimers disrupt DNA and drive mutagenesis.Dry biteA venomous animal bite without venom injection.EphelisA flat freckle that fades with less sun exposure.Equestrian perniosisCold-induced skin lesions on riders' thighs from winter horse-riding.Erythema ab igneA skin condition from chronic heat exposure, often causing reticulated pigmentation.Familial polymorphous light eruption of American IndiansA rare, chronic photodermatosis linked to HLA-DR4.Fire stainsSkin condition from prolonged heat exposure, also called toasted skin syndrome.Fracture blisterBlister on swollen skin directly overlying a fracture.FreckleFreckles are sun-induced melanin clusters common in fair-skinned individuals.Garrod's padCallus on finger joints from string instrument playing.
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