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Glossary for Vesicle

Medical terms related to Vesicle or mentioned in this section include:

  • Atopic dermatitis: Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, and pruritis. Often hereditary and associated with allergic rhinitis and asthma.
  • Chickenpox: Common viral infection.
  • Cold sores: An acute viral disease marked by groups of vesicles on the skin that occur\ on the lips or nares
  • Contact dermatitis: Skin reaction to an irritant
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis: A condition which is characterized by a chronic pruritic dermatitis
  • Eczema: Skin rash usually from allergic causes.
  • Genital herpes: Sexually transmitted infection of the genital region.
  • Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease: Common contagious viral infant or child condition
  • Herpes: Virus with one subtype causing cold sores and another causing genital herpes.
  • Impetigo: Contagious skin rash from bacteria
  • Porphyria: A group of disorders characterized by excess production of porphyrin or its precursors which affects the skin and/or nervous system.
  • Shingles: Infectious viral infection occuring years after chickenpox infection.
  • Toxic epidermal necrolysis: A skin condition causing widespread blisters to erupt over greater than 30% of the body.

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