Back جرح سطحي Arabic Rongas BCL Oguljotina BS Abrasió traumàtica de la pell Catalan Odřenina Czech Schürfwunde German Abrazio Esperanto ساییدگی (پزشکی) Persian Dermabrasion traumatique French Abrasión Galician
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| Abrasion (medical) | |
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| Abrasion on the palm of a right hand, shortly after falling | |
| Specialty | Emergency medicine  |
An abrasion is a partial thickness wound caused by damage to the skin.[1] It can be superficial involving only the epidermis to deep, involving the deep dermis. Abrasions usually involve minimal bleeding.[2] Mild abrasions, also known as grazes or scrapes, do not scar or bleed because the dermis is left intact, but deep abrasions that disrupt the normal dermal structures may lead to the formation of scar tissue. A more traumatic abrasion that removes all layers of skin is called an avulsion.
Abrasion injuries most commonly occur when exposed skin comes into moving contact with a rough surface, causing a grinding or rubbing away of the upper layers of the epidermis.
- ^ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "2. Cutaneous signs and diagnosis". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ McCurnin, D.M. & Bassert, J. M. (2010) Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians. 7th Edition. St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier. pg 1243-1244