SUPERFICIAL ULCER

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Skin layers

Definition

Erosion is a breakdown of the outer layers of the skin, usually because of a cut, scrape, or inflammation.

See also: Ulcers

Reviewer Info: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., 10/29/2008