Translator Of Medical Terms In Dermatology – OP (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…).
| Syndrome des cornes occippitales | Occipital horn syndrome | |
| Ochronose | Ochronosis | |
| Albinisme oculocutané | Oculocutaneous abinism | |
| Onchocercose | Oncocerciasis | |
| Onycholyse | Onycholysis | |
| Onychoschizie | Onychoschisis | |
| Lichen buccal | Oral lichen planus | |
| Bouton d’orient | Oriental sore | |
| Pachyonychie congénitale | Pachyonychia congenita | Jadassohn |
| Puits palmaires | Palmar pits | |
| Kératolyse ponctuée palmaire | Palmar pitted keratolysis | |
| Pustulose palmoplantaire | Palmoplantar pustulosis | |
| Hypodermite (panniculite) | Panniculitis | |
| Papillomatosis cutis carcinoides | Papillomatosis cutis carcinoides | Gottron |
| Papulose | Papulosis | |
| Fasciite palmaire paranéoplasique | Paraneoplasic palmar fasciitis | |
| Pemphigus paranéoplasique | Paraneoplasic pemphigus | |
| Eruption paravirale | Paraviral eruption | |
| Atrophie hémifacilae de Parry-Romberg | Parry-Romberg disease | Parry, Romberg |
| Pathergie | Pathergia | |
| Pathomimie | Pathomimia | |
| Papule perlée du gland | Pearly penile papule | |
| Peau d’orange | Peau d’orange | |
| Pédiculose | Pediculosis | |
| Desquamation en lambeaux | Peeling of thick skin | |
| Pemphigus érythémateux | Pemphigus erythematosus | |
| Pemphigus érythémateux | Pemphigus erythematosus (Senear-Usher disease) | Senear, Usher |
| Pemphigus foliacé | Pemphigus foliaceus | Cazenave |
| Pemphigus végétant | Pemphigus vegetans | Neumann |
| Pemphigus vulgaire | Pemphigus vulgaris | |
| Pénicilliose | Penicilliosis | |
| Verge | Penile shaft | |
| Collagénome perforant | Perforated collagenoma | |
| Elastome perforant | Perforating elastoma | |
| Anite streptococcique | Perianal (streptococcal) dermatitis | |
| Cellulite disséquante du scalp | Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens Hoffmann | Hoffmann |
| Fièvre périodique | Periodical fever syndrome | |
| Dermatite péri-orale | Perioral dermatitis | |
| Fibrome périungeal (tumeur de Koenen) | Periungal fibroma (Koenen’s tumor) | Koenen |
| Perlèche | Perleche | |
| Dermatose perforante | Perrforating dermatosis | |
| Phénylcétonurie | Phenylketonuria | |
| Saignée | Phlebotomy | |
| Phrynodermie | Phrynoderma | |
| Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita | Physiological livedo reticularis (Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita) | |
| Piédbaldisme | Piedbaldism | |
| Papule piezogénique du pied | Piezogenic pedal papules | |
| Dermatofibrosarcome protubérant pigmenté (Tumeur de Bednâr) | Pigmented Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (Bednar variant) | Bednar |
| Capillarite purpurique et pigmentaire | Pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) | |
| Dermite ocre | Pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) | |
| Maladie de Schamberg | Pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) | |
| Phacomatose pigmentovasculaire | pigmentovascular phacomatosis | |
| Carcinome annexiel pilaire | Pilar adnexal carcinoma | |
| Hamartome pilaire | Pilar hamartoma | |
| Acanthome des gaines pilaires | Pilar sheath acanthoma | |
| Pilomatricome (Epithéliome calcifiant de Malherbes) | Pilomatricoma | Malherbes |
| Sinus pilonodal | Pilonodal cyst | |
| Lymphome pilotrope | Pilotropic lymphoma | |
| Pinta | Pinta | |
| Pityriasis amiantacé | Pityriasis amiantacea | |
| Pityriasis lichénoïde chronique (parapsoriasis en gouttes) | Pityriasis lichenoides chronica | |
| Pityriasis lichénoïde aigu (Maladie de Mucha-Habermann) | Pityriasis lichenoidoses et varioliformis acuta (Mucha-Habermann disease) | Mucha, Habermann |
| Pityriasis rosée de Gibert | Pityriasis rosea | Gibert |
| Pityriasis rubra pilaire | Pityriasis rubra pilaris | |
| Hidradénite plantaire et palmoplantaire | Plantar and palmoplantar hidradenitis | |
| Mastite à plasmocytes | Plasma cell mastitis | |
| Lymphome pléiomorphe | Pleiomorphic lymphoma (pleiomorphic small-medium cell cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) | |
| Tumeur royale | Plexiform neuroma | |
| Poïkilodermie | Poikiloderma | |
| Sumac vénéneux | Poison Ivy | Smith |
| Poliose | Poliosis | |
| Périartérite noueuse | Polyarteritis nodosa | |
| Ovaires polykystiques | Polycystic cystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) | Stein, Leventhal |
| Lucite estivale bénigne | Polymorphic light eruption | |
| Porokératose | Porokeratosis | |
| Porphyrie | Porphyria | |
| Porphyrie cutanée tardive | Porphyria cutanea tarda | |
| Porphyrie variegata | Porphyria variegata | |
| Angiome plan | Portwine stain and nevus flammeus | |
| Nodules de prieurs | Prayer nodules | |
| Signe de la prière | Prayer sign | |
| Vieillissement précoce | Premature aging | |
| Démodécie | Presence of the Demodex Folliculorum mite | |
| Myxoedème prétibial | Pretibial Myxedema | |
| Syndrome de Protée | Proteus syndrome (Elephant man syndrome) | Protée (Proteus) |
| Prurigo | Prurigo | |
| Prurigo nodulaire de Hyde | Prurigo nodularis | Hyde |
| Prurigo pigmentosa | Prurigo pigmentosa | |
| Prurigo strophulus | Prurigo strophulus | |
| Eruption polymorphe gravidique | Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) | |
| Prurit | Pruritus | |
| Prurit gravidique | Pruritus in pregnancy | |
| Pseudofolliculite de la barbe | Pseudofolliculitis barbae | |
| Pseudokyste corné | Pseudohorn cyst | |
| Pseudolymphome | Pseudolymphoma | |
| Pseudo-pelade de Brocq | Pseudopelade | Brocq |
| Pseudoporphrie | Pseudoporphyria | |
| Pseudoxanthome élastique | Pseudoxanthoma elasticum | Darier |
| Psoriasis | Psoriasis | |
| Psoriasis des langes | Psoriasis in the diaper area | |
| Psoriasis inversé | Psoriasis inversa | |
| Onycho-pachydermo-périostite parasitaire | Psoriatic Onycho-pachydermo-periostitis | |
| Ptérygion | Pterygium | |
| Pits | Puits | |
| Purpura | Purpura | |
| Purpura fulminant | Purpura fulminans | Von Zumbusch |
| Psoriasis pustuleux | Pustular psoriasis | |
| Vasculite pustuleuse | Pustular vasculitis | |
| Vasculite pustuleuse des mains | Pustular vasculitis of the hands | |
| Pyoderma facial | Pyoderma faciale (Rosacea fulminans) | |
| Pyoderma Gangrenosum (ulcération phagédénique) | Pyoderma Gangrenosum | |
| Botriomycome (Granulome Pyogénique) | Pyogenic Granuloma |
