Evaluation of vesicular-bullous rash - BMJ Best Practice Primary vesicular-bullous skin lesions include vesicles and bullae Secondary lesions may include scale, crust, milia, and scarring These conditions are classified by depth of skin involvement
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice Ramsay Hunt syndrome typically presents with sudden-onset (<72 hours) unilateral peripheral facial palsy, severe ear facial pain, and a vesicular ear rash Other presenting symptoms include vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, dry eye, altered taste, and oral lesions It is caused by reactivation of
Evaluation of maculopapular rash - BMJ Best Practice The patient with an acute maculopapular rash presents a diagnostic challenge to the clinician The term "maculopapular" is nonspecific, as many eruptions have a primary morphology of macules or papules, and the term may be misused to indicate any rash The term "rash" is also nonspecific and is s
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice Dyshidrotic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing-remitting vesicular eruption of the palms and soles; classically pruritic; also known as dyshidrotic eczema dermatitis The common exacerbating factor is irritation, as seen in frequent hand washing, hyperhidrosis, and stress However, the underlying
Herpes zoster infection - BMJ Best Practice Herpes zoster (also known as shingles) typically presents with pain described as burning or stabbing, followed by a vesicular rash in the affected dermatome; location of symptoms depends on the affected nerve Diagnosis is primarily based on the typical clinical symptoms, such as dermatomal pain
Assessment of rash in children - BMJ Best Practice This topic covers the assessment of rash in children For assessment of rash by lesion type and including adult populations, see Maculopapular rash (Assessment of); Pustular rash (Assessment of); Vesicular-bullous rash (Assessment of)
Mpox - Diagnosis Approach | BMJ Best Practice US Lesions simultaneously progress through four stages - macular, papular, vesicular, and pustular - with each stage lasting 1-2 days, before scabbing over and resolving Lesions are typically 5-10 mm in diameter, may be discrete or confluent, and may be few in number or several thousand Vesicles are well-circumscribed and located deep in the dermis
Sintomas, diagnóstico e tratamento - BMJ Best Practice A dermatite disidrótica é uma erupção vesicular crônica remitente-recorrente das palmas das mãos e solas dos pés; classicamente pruriginosa; também conhecida como dermatite do tipo eczema disidrótico Irritação é o fator de exacerbação comum, sendo observada nas lavagens frequentes das mãos, hipe
Evaluation of pustular rash - BMJ Best Practice The pustules may or may not be sterile and are normally filled with neutrophils When the pus is contained within the dermis, the lesion is called an abscess or furuncle If it is deep and dissects through tissue planes it is called a carbuncle This topic covers purely pustular rashes and vesicular eruptions that develop into pustular rashes
Infecção por herpes-zóster - BMJ Best Practice Geralmente, o herpes-zóster se apresenta com dor descrita como em punhalada ou queimação, seguida de erupção cutânea vesicular no dermátomo afetado; a localização dos sintomas depende do nervo afetado O diagnóstico baseia-se principalmente nos sintomas clínicos típicos, como dor no dermátomo e e