Mar 20, 2007 22:26
17 yrs ago
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español term

diana

español al inglés Medicina Medicina (general)
The word occurs in the following description:
"El eritema multiforme (EM) es una erupción autolimitada aguda de la piel y mucosas, caracterizada por la lesión distintiva en diana or iris, y una secuencia diagnóstica de cambios patológicos."
I knew there is an answer "target lesion" but that doesn't seem to fit here, where a part of the body is being described

Discussion

Nedra Rivera Huntington Mar 20, 2007:
Oops, sorry Roxanna. We were answering at the same time.
Roxanna Delgado Mar 20, 2007:
Thomas, "target lesion" it is. They are not describing a body part, they are just saying that the eruption appears on skin and mucosa, and has a "target" or "iris" appearance.

Proposed translations

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bullseye (or bulls-eye)

the appearance of the rash.
Peer comment(s):

agree Alvaro Aliaga : I like this one better.
1 hora
GraciaZ, brainfloss!
agree Clara Nino
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agree celiacp
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agree liz askew : Yes, Bulls eye. Lyme Disease - Patient UKThe classical symptom of Lyme disease is a typical rash called erythema migrans. ... So, the rash is often called a 'bulls eye' rash. ...
10 horas
agree JoseAlejandro : allright! There's a doctor in the house.
17 horas
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concentric rings (like a dartboard)

That's just a possibility. It's used in dermatology texts.
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target lesions

Peer comment(s):

agree Dr. Jason Faulkner : You can go with this one also. It's up to your style.
2 horas
Thanks, Jason. So nice to have an expert OK.
agree Roxanna Delgado : Don't worry Nedra. It happens!
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Thanks, Roxanna.
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target

As per my explanation above, I'll still go with target lesions.

Erythema multiforme lesions are often referred to as target lesions because of the concentric rings the lesions produce. The "target" appearance is well ...
health.allrefer.com/pictures-images/erythema-multiforme-target-lesions-on-the-palm.html - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
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