Honey-colored crusts on the surface of the healing skin are called what?

• A. Scabs
• B. Eschars
• C. Ulcers
• D. Crusts

Answer: (B)

When a wound is healing, fluids that seep onto the surface dry and form a crust. A honey-colored crust specifically reflects dried serum exudate, and in clinical terms this is described as a crust. Eschar is nonviable, necrotic tissue that’s usually thick, hard, and darker in color, not a light honey hue. Ulcers are open sores, not crusts. While people sometimes use “scab” in everyday language for dried material on a wound, the precise clinical term for this dried exudate on healing skin is crusts.