Guest guest Posted January 8, 2000 Report Share Posted January 8, 2000 I woundered about these myself at first. As I've gotten to know my rosacea better I see that pustules are little things like whiteheads that come and go from day to day. They seem very much like a whitehead, I'm not sure the difference> I think papules are the red bumps, which in my case are not that distinguishable. Marg C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2000 Report Share Posted January 9, 2000 From the FAQ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/medicine/rosacea These are the best " low word count " descriptions that I have been able to come across. papule: a small, solid, elevated skin lesion, less than 0.5cm in diameter. pustule: a vesicle filled with cloudy fluid, such as pus, often associated with a hair follicle but can exist independently. If anyone has a better, more correct version, please let me know. regards, davidp. To: <rosacea-supporteGroups> Date sent: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 08:24:39 -0800 Subject: rosacea vocabulary > Can someone explain what is meant by certain words like papules or pustules > or whatever it is called. I hear these terms often but cant figure out what > exactly people are talking about. -- J. Pascoe, South Perth, Western Australia, Email: pascoedj@... Web: http://i.am/davidp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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