Translator Of Medical Terms In Dermatology – C (For Professionals)
Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland
The first column contains the term in French.
The second column contains the translated equivalent in English.
The third column contains the name of individuals associated with the term (either they described the term, or the term is eponymous…).
| Tache Café-au-lait | Cafe-au-lait spot (CALS) | |
| Epine calcanéene | Calcaneal spur | |
| Calcinose cutanée | Calcinosis Cutis | |
| Calciphylaxie | Calciphylaxis | |
| Callosités | Callosities | |
| Candidose | Candidosis | |
| Signe de la tache de bougie | Candle-grease sign | |
| Syndrome de fuite capillaire | Capillary leak syndrome (Clarkson syndrome) | Clarkson |
| Anthrax | Carbuncle | |
| Tumeur carcinoïde | Carcinoid tumor | |
| Carcinome cuniculatum | Carcinoma cuniculatum | |
| Maladie des griffes du chat | Cat scratch disease | |
| Dermohypodermite | Cellulitis | |
| Chancre mou | Chancroid | Ducrey |
| Chéilite | Cheilitis | |
| Chéilite exfoliative | Cheilits exfoliativa | Rayer |
| Engelure | Chilblain | |
| Urticaire cholinergique | Cholinergic urticaria | |
| Chondrite | Chondritis | |
| Nodule douloureux de l’oreille (Nodule de Winkler) | Chondrodermatitis nodularis | Winkler |
| Chondrodysplasie ponctuée | Chondrodysplasia punctata | |
| Syringome chondroïde | Chondroid syringoma | |
| Chromomycose | Chromomycosis | |
| Acrodermatite chronique atrophiante (Maladie de Pick-Herxheimer) | Chronic Atrophic Acrodermatitis | Pick, Herxheimer |
| Héliodermie | Chronic exposure of the skin to the sun | |
| Paronychie chronique | Chronic paronychia | |
| Granulomatose septique chronique (Syndrome de Job par exemple) | Chronic septic granulomatosis (Job’s syndrome for example) | |
| Urticaire chronique | Chronic urticaria | |
| Pigonneau | Chronium ulcer | |
| Chrysocyanose | Chrysoderma | |
| Alopécie cicatricielle | Cicatricial Alopecia | |
| Pemphigoïde cicatricielle | Cicatricial pemphogoid | |
| Balanite circinée | Circinate Balanitis | |
| Sarcome à cellules claires | Clear cell sarcoma | |
| Fente labiale | Cleft palate | |
| Microkyste | Closed comedone | |
| Hippocratisme digital | Clubbing | |
| Coccidiomycose | Coccidiomycosis (San Joaquin Valley fever, valley fever, desert fever, California valley fever) | |
| Urticaire au froid | Cold urticaria | |
| Milium colloïde (pseudomilium) | Colloid milium | |
| Millium colloïde | Colloid milium | |
| Condylome | Condyloma | Buschke |
| Papillomatose confluente et réticulée de Gougerot et Carteaud | Confluent and reticulate papillomatosis | Gougerot, Carteau |
| Dyskératose congénitale | Congenital dyskeratosis | |
| Porphyrie érythropoïétique congénitale (maladie de Günther, maladie du Loup-Garou) | Congenital erythropoietic Porphyria (Günther’s disease, Werewolf disease) | Günther |
| Dermatite de contact allergique |
Contact dermatitis (Allergic contact dermatitis) |
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| Dermatite de contact d’irritation |
Contact dermatitis (Irritant contact dermatitis) |
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| Urticaire de contact | Contact urticaria | |
| Cor | Corn | Rayer |
| Durillon | Corn | Rayer |
| Collier de Vénus (syphilis secondaire) | Corona Veneris (secondary syphilis) | |
| Morpion (phtyriase) | Crabs | |
| Croûte de lait | Cradle cap | |
| Croûte | Crust | |
| Gale croûteuse ou Norvégienne | Crusted or Norwegian scabies | |
| Cryptococcose | Cryptococcosis | |
| Tumeur lymphoépithéliale cutanée | Cutaneous lymphoepithelial tumor | |
| Mycose fongoïde (lymphome T cutané) | Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)(Mycosis fungoides) | Alibert |
| Tuberculose cutanée | Cutaneous tuberculosis | |
| Nuque rhomoïdale | Cutis rhomdoidalis nuchae | |
| Cutis verticis gyrata | Cutis verticis gyrata | Jadassohn |
| Angioedème cylique avec éosinophilie (Syndrome de Gleich) | Cyclic angiedema with eosinophilia | Gleich |
| Corps cytoïdes | Cytoid Bodies |
