Crust.
2.2 Crust
Visão geral:
Sinônimos
Definition/Description
Surface deposits of dried secretions (serum, pus or blood), usually mixed with epithelial and sometimes bacterial debris.
Color: yellow (serum, pus), brown-black (blood).
Size: several mm to cm.
Localization
May appear anywhere on body, usually localized.
Curso
May develop into erosion or ulcer.
Associated with vesicle or pustule.
When crusts become detached, the base may be dry or red and moist.
Typical Dermatoses
All diagnoses associated with exudation of fluids.
Pathophysiology
Exudation of serum; leakage of blood following trauma, lesion type following papule, pustule, plaque, vesicle and bulla.