Translator Of Medical Terms In Dermatology – D (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…).
| Etat pelliculaire | Dandruff | |
| Pellicules (pityriasis capitis) | Dandruff (pityriasis capitis) | |
| Maladie de Darier (kératose folliculaire) | Darier’s disease (Darier-White disease, keratosis follicularis) | Darier, White |
| Myrmécie | Deep palmoplantar wart (myrmecia) | |
| Urticaire retardée à la pression | Delayed pressure urticaria | |
| Délire d’infestation parasitaire (Parasitophobie) | Delusion of parasitosis | Wilson |
| Illusion d’ectoparasitose | Delusion of parasitosis | Wilson |
| Parasitophobie (syndrome d’Ekbom) | Delusion of parasitosis (Ekbom syndrome) | Ekbom |
| Maladie de surcharge | Deposition disorder | |
| Mélanose dermique | Dermal melanosis | |
| Dermatose factile (Pathomimia) | Dermatitis Artefacta | |
| Dermatofibrome (histiocytofibrome) | Dermatofibroma | |
| Fibrome en pastille (dermatofibrome, histiocytofibrome) | dermatofibroma | Civatte |
| Dermatofibrosarcome protubérant (Tumeur de Darier-Ferrand) | Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans | Darier, Ferrand |
| Dermatomyofibrome | Dermatomyofibroma | |
| Dermatomyosite amyopathique | Dermatomyositis sine myositis | |
| Dermatophytose | Dermatophyte infection | |
| Dermatomyosite (dermatopolymyosite) | Dermatoyositis | |
| Tumeur desmoïde | Desmoid tumor | |
| Dermopathie diabétique | Diabetic dermopathy | |
| Dermite des langes | Diaper dermatitis | |
| Erythème fessier du nourisson | Diaper erythema | |
| CIVD (coagulation intravasculaire disséminée) | DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation) | |
| Canitie | Diffuse greying of the hair (canitia) | |
| Pore dilaté de Winer | Dilated pore of Winer | Winer |
| Vitropression | Diascopy | |
| Eczéma nummulaire | Discoid eczema (Nummular eczema) | Devergie |
| Lupus érythémateux chronique | Discoid lupus erythematosus | |
| Dracunculose (Filaire de Médine) (ver de Guinée) | Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) | |
| DRESS (Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms)=Hypersensibilité médicamenteuse | DRESS (Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms)=DIHS (Drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome) | |
| Urticaire médicamenteuse | Drug-induced urticaria | |
| Porphyrie duale | Dual porphyria | |
| Carcinome sudoral ductal | Ductal sweat gland carcinoma | |
| Dysidrose | Dyshidrosis | |
| Eczéma dysidrosique (Dysidrose) | Dyshidrosis | Fox |
| Dyskératose | Dyskeratosis | |
| Acanthome dyskératosique | Dyskeratotic acanthoma | |
| Hamartome épidermique acantholytique dyskératosique | Dyskeratotic epidermolytic epidermal nevus | |
| Dysmorphophobie | Dysmorphia | |
| Epidermolyse bulleuse dystrophique | Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa |
