Cutaneous wound

What it means

A cutaneous wound is a defined as a disruption of normal anatomic structure and function of the skin that occurs owing to an injury of the skin. Wound healing is a dynamic, interactive process involving soluble mediators, blood cells, extracellularmatrix, and parenchymal cells. Wound healing has three phases: inflammation, tissue formation, and tissue remodeling, that overlap in time.

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