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Seborrheic Keratosis Learning Center
Symptoms could include:
- Skin Lesion
- Itching
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Multiple Lesions
- Yellow Skin
- Discolored Skin Pat...
- Discoloration of Sk...
- Skin Peeling
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Skin Plaques
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Are located on the face, chest, shoulders, back, or other areas; Are usually painless, but may become irritated and itch; Are yellow, brown, black, or other colors; Have a slightly elevated, flat surface; May have a rough or wart-like texture; Oft...
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A skin lesion is a superficial growth or patch of the skin that does not resemble the area surrounding it.
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Itching is a tingling or irritation of the skin that makes you want to scratch the affected area.
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Itching is an intense, distracting irritation or tickling sensation that may be felt all over the skin's surface or confined to just one area. The medical term for itching is pruritus.
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Itching, also called pruritus, is an unpleasant sensation of the skin that causes a person to scratch or rub the area to find relief. Itching can be confined to one spot (localized) or over the whole body (generalized). Severe scratching can injur...
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Itching is an intense, distracting irritation or tickling sensation that may be felt all over the skin's surface or confined to just one area. The medical term for itching is pruritus.
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Itching is an intense, distracting irritation or tickling sensation that may be felt all over the skin's surface, or confined to just one area. The medical term for itching is "pruritus."
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Jaundice is a yellow color in the skin, the mucous membranes, or the eyes. The yellow pigment is from bilirubin, a byproduct of old red blood cells.
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Patchy skin color refers to areas of irregular skin coloring. Mottling or mottled skin refers specifically to blood vessel changes in the skin which cause a patchy appearance.
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A patch is a flat area of color change in the skin that is greater than 10 millimeters wide.
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Cyanosis is a bluish color to the skin or mucus membranes due to a lack of oxygen in the blood.
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The medical term for scaling skin, desquamation, comes from the Latin desquamare, meaning “to scrape scales off a fish.” If you have seen or performed this activity, you understand what scaling skin is. The outer layer of skin becomes dry and flaky and peels away from the body in large pieces with the appearance of scales..
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