colloid milium

colloid milium
Yellow papules developing in sun-damaged skin of the head and backs of the hands, composed of colloid material in the dermis resembling amyloid but with a different ultrastructure. Filaments less than 2.0 nm in diameter are present that may be a form of elastic tissue produced by actinically damaged fibroblasts. SYN: colloid pseudomilium, elastosis colloidalis conglomerata. [L. milium, millet]

* * *

a small, discrete, translucent, white to yellow, firm papule containing an amorphous colloid; these occur in profuse eruptions, usually on the face or back of the hands during middle age.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Colloid milium — is a skin condition characterized by a translucent, flesh colored, or slightly yellow 1 to 5 mm papule.[1]:31 Treatment There is no entirely successful treatment for colloid milium. Attempted treatments with varying results include: cryotherapy… …   Wikipedia

  • Milium (disease) — Milia rediects here. For other uses, see disambiguation Milia Classification and external resources Milia on the eyelid of an adult male ICD 10 L72.8 (ILDS L72.830) …   Wikipedia

  • MILIUM — (лат. просо), белый угорь (син.: acne albidans, grutum), плотные, величиной от булавочной головки до горошины, белого и желтовато белого, жемчужного цвета узелки, представляющие собой по существу роговые кисты; располагаясь большей частью… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия

  • colloid — 1. Aggregates of atoms or molecules in a finely divided state (submicroscopic), dispersed in a gaseous, liquid, or solid medium, and resisting sedimentation, diffusion, and filtration, thus differing from precipitates. SEE ALSO: hydrocolloid …   Medical dictionary

  • List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… …   Wikipedia

  • гиалома — (hyaloma; гиал + ома) см. Colloid milium …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Acne vulgaris — This article is about a skin disease commonly found during adolescence. For other acneform skin diseases, see Acne (disambiguation). Acne vulgaris Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

  • Alopecia areata — Classification and external resources Alopecia areata. ICD 10 L63 …   Wikipedia

  • Baldness — Bald redirects here. For other uses, see Bald (disambiguation). Alopecia Classification and external resources Man displaying male pattern baldness ICD 10 L …   Wikipedia

  • Alopecia — This article is about the medical condition. For the 2008 album by Why?, see Alopecia (album). Alopecia Classification and external resources Alopecia in a 33 year old man. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”