Rhagade
A rhagade (from ancient Greek ῥαγάδα rhagáda , 'tear', 'tear', also fissures ) is a smooth, deep tear in the skin that extends into the dermis . It is a pathological change in the skin ( efflorescence ).
causes
Reasons for the formation of a rhagade can be:
- injury
- Dehydration
- cold
- Skin disease (e.g. neurodermatitis )
- decreased elasticity of the skin
to form
The place of their appearance are often the lips , the corners of the mouth (see corner inflammation ) or the soles of the feet . A rhagade can arise between individual toes , at the transition from the outer ear ( helix [above], ear lobes [below]) to the head, in a joint bend or in the anal region .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ulrich Hengge, Thomas Ruzicka (ed.): Textbook of dermatology and venereology. Your red thread through studies according to the new ÄAppO . Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-8047-2178-4 .
- ↑ Ingrid Moll (Ed.): Dual series of dermatology . 8th completely revised edition. Thieme, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-13-126688-0 .
- ↑ a b c d Willibald Pschyrembel: Pschyrembel Clinical Dictionary - with clinical syndromes and nouns anatomica . 256th, revised edition. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1990, ISBN 978-3-11-010881-1 .