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Bluish stain on skin caused by flea/lice bite. Seen especially in case of infestation by pubic louse (pthirus pubis/crab louse.)
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Skin lesions are classified into 3 major types. They are:
Primary lesions
Secondary lesions
Special lesions
The primary skin lesions are:
Macule
Patch
Papule
Plaque
Nodule
Vesicle
Bullae
Pustule
Wheal
Cyst
The secondary skin lesion are:
Scale
Crust
Excoriation
Erosion
Ulcer
Fissure
Lichenification
Induration
Sclerosis
Atrophy
The special skin lesions are:
Burrow
Comedone
Telangectasia
Poikiloderma
Milium
Target lesions
Alopecia
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Favus (latin for ‘honeycomb’ ) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis affecting the scalp caused by Trichophyton schonleinii.

Community needs assessment approach to family planning in India