Question

Please briefly discuss papules and pustules, the difference between the two types of skin lesions, and note a skin condition that may include both types of lesions.

Answer 1

PAPULES AND PUSTULES:

PAPULE: It is a circumscribed solid elevation of erkin with no virible fluid, varying in area from a pinhead to icm. lichen planus - a skin disease develops Papules PUSTULES: A pustule is a bulgin patch of skin. that's full of a yellowish fluid called Pus small pox can cause Pustules.

DIFFERENCES

PAPULE & Ist does not contain any virible fluids * Papules are hand yellowish PUSTULE filled with pus & It is liquid & Pustules are softer than Papule * * It is caused by lichen planus small pox causes Pustules

SKIN CONDITION:

Rosacea: It is a long-term skin condition that typically affects the face. It results in redness , pimples, swelling Treatment is typically with metronidazole, doxycycline, minocycline