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Clinical Practice

84. Facial Lesions

 1.     :  A facial skin lesion is a flaw that could be a lump, crack, ulcer or abnormal discoloration of the skin that is not normally present. A lesion is described as benign when it is harmless. It is described as malignant when it is a sign of skin cancer and is potentially dangerous.  The most common causes of skin lesions are injury, aging, infectious diseases, allergies, and small infections of the skin or hair follicles. Chronic diseases such as diabetes or autoimmune disorders can cause skin lesions. Skin cancer or precancerous changes also appear as skin lesions. A skin lesion is an abnormal lump, bump, ulcer, sore or colored area on the skin. Common skin lesions include moles and actinic keratosis, among others. Medications. First-line treatments are often topical medications to help treat the inflammation and protect the affected area. Topical medication can also provide mild symptom relief to stop pain, itching, or burning caused by the skin lesion. Malignant lesions of the skin are common. Patients who develop squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma often have recognizable precursor conditions. A few skin lesions resemble malignancies. Lesions that are growing, spreading or pigmented or those that occur on exposed areas of skin are of particular concern.  

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