Wednesday, April 2, 2008

SKIN ERUPTIONS
I'm sure we all agree that skin is nice, but if it's unhealthy skin, It's pretty unpleasant. You can sprout blisters and warts the size of quarters, scratch so much that your skin is red and raw, and get viruses whose symptoms can really irritate your outer layer. But first, know your skin eruption lingo!
MACULE- a flat splotch of color.
PAPULE- a small bump.
PLAQUE- a raised, flat patch of skin.
BULLAE- a large, fluid-filled blister.
And now we know all these big words, lets get to a few derma-dramas.
ECZEMA- your skin gets dry, red, and cracked, and blisters pop up, too.
MOLES- happen when a lot of nevus cells band together. My little sister once had a mole removed becuz the Doctor said it might lead to melanoma.
SUNBURN- is caused by too much sun, as we all know.
And that is what I chose to write about on the topic SKIN ERUPTIONS.

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