papule

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While most people do develop skin lesions, many reported having only a single papule that was often obscured inside a mucosal area, such as inside the mouth, throat or rectum, making it easier to miss.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2022

A red papule, becoming a vesicle and then a pustule; surrounded by a broad red area.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.

The first appearance is that of a sharply defined papule, rarely larger than a split pea.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The primary stage begins with the initial lesion, which consists of a papule which may be found most anywhere on the body.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The lesion appears to have its origin from an ordinary, usually scaleless or slightly scaly, large papule, the central portion of which has been incompletely formed or has become sunken and flattened.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman