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papule
In dermatology:
- a macroscopic term referring to palpable, elevated solid < 1 cm across & < 1 vm elevation above skin
- borders & tops assume various morphologies
Classification:
1) pointed or acuminate papules
- insect bites
- folliculitis
- 'goose bumps'
2) flat-topped papules
- psoriasis
- atopic eczema
- condyloma latum
3) round or irregular papules
- cherry (senile) angiomas
- eczematous dermatitis
- papular lesions of secondary syphilis
4) filiform papules: condylomata acuminata
5) pudunculate lesions: neurofibromas
6) papule with scale or roughed surface
- warts
- seborrheic keratosis
- squamous cell carcinoma
7) papule with translucent surface
- molluscum contagiosum
- basal cell carcinoma
8) isolated papules
- acrochordon
- actinic keratosis
- angiofibroma
- appendageal tumors
- bacillary angiomatosis
- basal cell carcinoma
- chrondodermatitis nodularis helicis
- dermatofibroma
- fungal infections (early)
- hemangioma
- keratoacanthoma
- melanoma
- milia
- Molluscum contagiosum
- neurofibroma
- nevus
- pyogenic granuloma
- sebaceous hyperplasia
- seborrheic keratosis
- squamous cell carcimoma
- venous lake
- wart
9) papular eruptions
- rosacea
- acne vulgaris
- arthropod bite
- drug eruption
- eczematous dermatitis
- flat warts
- folliculitis
- granuloma annulare
- keratosis pilaris
- lichen nitidus
- lichen planus
- lichen sclerosus
- lupus erythematosis
- lymphoma
- miliaria
- Molluscum contagiosum
- neurofibromatosis
- Pediculosis corporis
- perioral dermatitis
- pityriasis rosea
- polymorphous light eruption
- psoriasis
- sarcoidosis
- sarcoma
- scabies
- syphilis
- urticaria
- vasculitis
- viral exanthem
- xanthoma
Related
papules, nodules & plaques by color
papulosquamous dermatitis
Specific
Gottron's papule
xanthoma
General
skin lesion
References
- Cotran et al Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 5th ed.
W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1994 pg 1174
- DeGowin & DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 6th edition,
RL DeGowin (ed), McGraw Hill, NY 1994, pg 53-54
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998. 2018.
- UpToDate 14.1
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