lichenification

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lichenification [lī‚ken·ə·fə′kā·shən]

(medicine)

The process whereby the skin becomes leathery and hardened; often the result of chronic pruritis and the irritation produced by scratching or rubbing eruptions.

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No references found			The primary endpoint was a summary score for erythema, edema/papulation, oozing/crust, excoriation and lichenification according to a 4-point scale. A randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, half-side comparison ... by Life Extension Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin, particularly with vesiculation in the acute stage, typically erythematous, edematous, papular, and crusting; followed often by lichenification and scaling and occasionally by duskiness of the erythema and, infrequently, hyperpigmentation; often accompanied by sensations of itching and burning; the vesicles form by intraepidermal spongiosis; often hereditary and associated with allergic rhinitis and asthma. Eczema Causes, Symptoms and Treatments of Eczema by James Sameul / Health, general community When facial skin thickens, the visibility of the skin''s normal markings increases; this is called lichenification. Eczema's Effect on the Face by Lisa Moore / Food/cooking/nutrition community			Lice, True Liceaceae Liceales licence License License Agreement licensed architect licensed contractor licensed engineer licensed material licensee Licensing 6.0 Licentiate lich-gate lich-stone Lichas Hercules' Lichen Lichen Acids lichen blue Lichen Pilaris Lichen Planus Lichen Ruber Planus Lichenberger figures Lichenes Lichenes Imperfecti lichenification Lichenology lichenometry lichenophagous Lichens Lichfield Lichfield House Compact of 1835 Lichkov, Boris Lichkov, Boris Leonidovich Lichnophorina Lichnowsky, Karl Max, Fürst von Lichtenberg Figures Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph Lichtenstein Lichtenstein, Roy Lichtenstein, Tehilla Licinius Licinius and Sextius, Laws of Licinius, Valerius Licinianus lick Lick Observatory Lick, James Licking Licking County Licking River Licklider, Joseph			lichen scrofulosus lichen scrofulosus lichen simplex Lichen simplex chronicus Lichen simplex chronicus Lichen simplex chronicus Lichen simplex chronicus Lichen spinulosus Lichen spinulosus Lichen spinulosus lichen striatus lichen striatus lichen striatus lichen tropicus lichen tropicus lichen tropicus lichen urticatus lichen urticatus lichen urticatus Lichenales Lichenberger figures lichened lichened lichened Lichenes Lichenes Lichenes Lichenes Imperfecti Lichenic Lichenic acid lichenification Licheniform Lichenin lichening lichening lichening Lichenographic Lichenographist Lichenography lichenoid lichenoid dermatosis lichenoid dermatosis lichenoid dermatosis lichenoid eczema lichenoid infiltrate lichenoid interface lichenoid interface lichenoid interface lichenoid keratosis lichenoid papule lichenoid papule lichenoid papule lichenoid-psoriasiform dermatosis lichenologist lichenologist Lichenologists Lichenologists lichenology lichenology lichenology Lichenometry

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