Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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The document outlines various signs and symptoms related to skin disturbances, including conditions like paresthesia, cyanosis, and scaling skin. It describes abnormal sensations, discoloration due to low oxygen levels, and shedding of the epidermis, along with terms for these skin issues. Additionally, it notes hyperesthesia, which is an increased sensitivity to stimuli.
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- 2. Signs and symptoms skin like disturbances of skin sensation,skin rashes,localized swelling,mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue etc…. Paresthesia is an abnormal sensation such as tingling, tickling, pricking, numbness or burning of a person's skin with no apparent physical cause
- 3. Cyanosis is defined as the bluish or purplish discolouration of the skin or mucous membranes due to the tissues near the skin surface having low oxygen saturation.
- 4. Scaling skin is the loss of the outer layer of the epidermis in large, scale-like flakes. The skin appears dry and cracked, though skin dryness isn’t always to blame. Scaling skin can also be called: desquamation dropping of scales flaking skin peeling skin scaly skin
- 5. Hyperesthesia (or hyperaesthesia) is a condition that involves an abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli of the sense. "When a non-noxious stimulus causes the sensation of pain the area will be termed hyperaesthetic“.
- 6. Disturbances of skin sensation- R20 Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption- R21 Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue- R22 Other skin changes-R23 https://www.medesunglobal.com
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