Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Skin Lesion

A skin lesion is any localized area of skin that differs from the surrounding tissue in color, texture, elevation, or structure, representing a visible or palpable change that signals an underlying process. Lesions are described by a standardized morphological vocabulary that guides diagnosis: primary lesions includ…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 20× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2471-2175 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

A skin lesion is any localized area of skin that differs from the surrounding tissue in color, texture, elevation, or structure, representing a visible or palpable change that signals an underlying process. Lesions are described by a standardized morphological vocabulary that guides diagnosis: primary lesions include macules and patches, papules, plaques, nodules, vesicles, bullae, and pustules, while secondary lesions such as scale, crust, erosion, ulceration, and scarring arise through evolution or external factors. Causes are diverse, spanning trauma, bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infection, allergic and inflammatory reactions, autoimmune disease, vascular and metabolic disorders, and benign and malignant neoplasms, including actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Careful characterization of a lesion's size, shape, color, border, surface, distribution, and change over time, often aided by dermoscopy and confirmed by biopsy and histopathology, is central to distinguishing benign from premalignant and malignant processes. Accurate identification and monitoring underpin early detection of skin cancer and timely treatment of infections and inflammatory dermatoses. Management depends on the diagnosis and may involve topical or systemic therapy, cryotherapy, laser-based and microporation techniques, curettage, or excision. As the fundamental unit of clinical dermatology, the skin lesion translates pathological change into observable signs and anchors the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of skin disease.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 20 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Dermatologic Research And Therapy (ISSN 2471-2175).

Journal editorial board
Wenbin Tan · United States Anand Rotte · United States David Fisher · United States

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