Pustule

Introduction: Pustule

Description of Pustule

Pustule: A circumscribed, superficial elevation of the skin, up to 1 cm in diameter, containing purulent material. [L. pustula]
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Pustule: a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Pustule: An infection of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue that consists of a cluster of boils. Commonly, the causative agent is STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. Carbuncles produce fever, leukocytosis, extreme pain, and prostration.
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Pustule as a Symptom

Pustule (symptom): Another name for Pustules.
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Pustule (symptom): Small elevated pus containing lesion of the skin.

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Terms associated with Pustule:

Terms Similar to Pustule:

• Cutaneous abscess
• Boil
• Carbuncle
• Furuncle
• Furunculosis
• Pustular rash

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More specific terms for Pustule:

• pock

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Pustule

• pimple
• hickey
• blister
• bulla
• bleb

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Pustule

The following list attempts to classify Pustule into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• hickey,pimple
• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Pustule

• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,boil,Staphylococcal infection, methicillin resistant,Staphylococcal infection, methicillin resistant,Staphylococcal infection, methicillin resistant,cellulitis,furuncle,abscess,folliculiti
• Boils (furunculosis). DermNet NZ
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,boil,cellulitis,furuncle,Staphylococcal infection,pustulosis, staphylococcal,abscess,folliculitis,impetigo of Bockhart

Source: Diseases Database

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