papule
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Origin of papule
1855–60; < Latin papula pimple, pustule, akin to papilla nipple. See pap 2, -ule
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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
The treatment consists in destroying the original papule by the actual cautery, acid nitrate of mercury, or pure carbolic acid.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The papule then develops into nodules of cylindric shape, with a dome-shaped, thick, yellow crust.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
By the seventh day the apex of the papule is of a pale yellow color, and the black skin has the appearance of being dotted over with yellow wax.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon
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