Acute cutaneous wound

What it means

A cutaneous wound that is proceeding through an orderly and timely reparative process that results in sustained restoration of the anatomic and functional integrity of the skin.

Wound healing accors in multiple overlapping stages, with re=-eipthelialization normally beginning on day one or two. In most clinical settings, closure of acute and chronic wounds is considered the wound healing end point, but wounds can continue to undergo remodeling or tissue maturation for several months or even years.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category