This article is about the medical condition. For the meaning in material sciences, see spalling. For onion skin weathering of rocks, see Onion-skin weathering.
Medical condition
Desquamation
Other names
Skin peeling
Specialty
Dermatology
Desquamation, or peeling skin, is the shedding of dead cells from the outermost layer of skin.[1]
The term is from Latin desquamare 'to scrape the scales off a fish'.
^Miller, Claire; Crampin, Edmund; Osborne, James M. (August 2022). "Multiscale modelling of desquamation in the interfollicular epidermis". PLOS Computational Biology. 18 (8): e1010368. arXiv:2107.08575. Bibcode:2022PLSCB..18E0368M. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010368. ISSN 1553-7358. PMC 9462764. PMID 36037236.
Desquamation, or peeling skin, is the shedding of dead cells from the outermost layer of skin. The term is from Latin desquamare 'to scrape the scales...
Moist desquamation is a description of the clinical pattern seen as a consequence of radiation exposure where the skin thins and then begins to weep because...
outermost layer of the epidermis. They are regularly replaced through desquamation and renewal from lower epidermal layers and are essential for its function...
plug of metallic uranium can sometimes resemble an onion subjected to desquamation. The main hazard however arises from the pyrophoric character of actinide...
radiodermatitis, while presenting as red patches, may sometimes also present with desquamation or blistering. Erythema may occur at a dose of 2 Gy radiation or greater...
a lipid matrix composed of ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids. Desquamation is the process of cell shedding from the surface of the stratum corneum...
clinical symptoms, other than the process of desquamation, occurs in 5–10 days. After the desquamation, the skin will be left with a sunburned appearance...
There may be an increase in keratin production or a decrease in normal desquamation (shedding of surface epithelial cells). Many people with BHT are heavy...
The lesions formed in the intima, and persistent inflammation lead to desquamation of endothelium, which disrupts the endothelial barrier, leading to injury...
on their feet. Later, during the convalescent or the subacute phase, desquamation of the fingers and toes usually begins in the periungual region within...
vascularized distal structures, such as the fingers and toes. Symptoms include desquamation or peeling, weak peripheral pulses, loss of peripheral sensation, edema...
Improvement with 15% Lactic Acid and Ceramides in Skin Moisturization and Desquamation". The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. 13 (8): E54–E58...
granite is a granite undergoing exfoliation, or onion skin weathering (desquamation). The external delaminated layers of granite are gradually produced by...
material. Exfoliating granite – Granite skin peeling like an onion (desquamation) because of weathering Greisen – Highly altered granitic rock or pegmatite...
intercellular matrix of the cells of the stratum corneum, promoting desquamation of scaly skin, eventually resulting in softening of hyperkeratotic areas...
months and the lower part of the vaginal canal is formed by a process of desquamation or cell shedding. The end of the vaginal canal is blocked off by an endodermal...
adherent scale infiltrates and surrounds the base of a group of scalp hairs Desquamation List of cutaneous conditions "pityriasis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary...
location, the degree of skin moisture, the dynamics of skin growth and desquamation, the speed and extent of the inflammatory response, and the infecting...
agents, acting as the first line of defense against invading organisms. Desquamation (shedding) of skin epithelium also helps remove bacteria and other infectious...
physiological functions including blood pressure, semen liquefaction and skin desquamation. In 1934, Eugen Werle reported finding a substance in the pancreas of...
dictionary. Shedding may refer to: Shedding or moulting of body parts Desquamation, pathologic or non-pathologic skin shedding Peeling of the skin Shedding...
radiation therapy, and the skin may break down. Although this moist desquamation is uncomfortable, recovery is usually quick. Skin reactions tend to be...
cytoplasmic organelles. Corneocytes will eventually be shed off through desquamation as new ones come in. At each stage of differentiation, keratinocytes...
to epithelium, e.g. the skin, composed of squamous cells. See also: Desquamation This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Squama...
United States Exfoliating granite – Granite skin peeling like an onion (desquamation) because of weathering Enchanted Rock – Rock formation and protected...
the face, diaper, and other intertriginous areas. Extensive areas of desquamation might be present. Perioral crusting and fissuring are seen early in the...
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