Sunday, February, 12, 2012

Patches

Table of Contents

Definition

A patch is a flat area of color change in the skin that is greater than 10 millimeters wide.


Considerations


Common Causes



Review Date: 11/14/2010
Reviewed By: 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.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)