An erythematous area of the skin is termed blanchable when pressing on it causes the redness to temporarily be lost.
Here is an example:
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- Ulcer Types
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- Acute Ulcers
- Arterial
- Blanchable Erythema
- Blisters/Bullas
- Burns
- Cancerous Wounds
- Chronic Ulcers
- Diabetic
- Excoriations
- Factors Affecting Wound Healing
- Gangrene
- Incontinence associated Dermatitis/Maceration
- NPUAP Pressure Ulcer Stages
- Pressure / Decubitus
- Sacral Ulcer
- SCALE Wounds: Unavoidable Pressure Injury
- Skin Tears
- Stages of Wound Healing
- Surgical
- Venous