Introduction to Skin Lesions (2 of 6)

The Importance of Lesion Recognition

The nature and distribution of the skin lesions will have a major influence on the list of differential diagnoses to be considered, and will therefore drive the diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

A knowledge of the likely causes and pathogenesis of different types of skin lesions greatly simplifies the whole subject of dermatology.

This section lists the different types of lesions which may be seen and briefly discusses mechanisms of formation and their common causes.