pustules
Infected skin blisters
Pustules are small, inflamed bumps on the skin containing pus—the yellowish fluid of dead cells and immune debris.
They appear in acne, chickenpox, and various skin infections.
A single such bump is a pustule.
The adjective pustular describes skin marked by these formations: a pustular rash.
Small fluid-filled sac
- bullaeLarge fluid-filled skin lesions
- bullaFluid-filled skin lesion
- blebSmall raised bubble
- abscessLocalized pus collection
cyst · nodule · lesion · ulceration · suppuration · exudation · purulent · pus
Inflamed skin condition
- pimplesSmall inflammatory skin lesions
- zitsSlang for blemishes
- whiteheadsBlocked pores forming bumps
- blackheadsOpen clogged pores
comedones · papules · boils · carbuncles · furuncles · folliculitis · impetigo · sebum
Deadly pustular viral infection
- chickenpoxContagious blistering viral infection
- herpesChronic blister-causing virus
- shinglesOverlapping roof cladding
- monkeypoxZoonotic orthopox infection
cowpox · varicella · measles · impetigo · scabies · psoriasis · rosacea · dermatitis
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
- streptococcusSpherical bacteria in chains
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- contagionDisease spread by contact
microbes · pyoderma · fever · cellulitis · MRSA · staph · infectious · contamination
vesicle
Small fluid-filled sac
abscess · cyst · nodule · lesion · ulceration · suppuration · exudation · purulent · pus · discharge
acne
Inflamed skin condition
- pimplesSmall inflammatory skin lesions
- zitsSlang for blemishes
- whiteheadsBlocked pores forming bumps
blackheads · comedones · papules · boils · carbuncles · furuncles · folliculitis · impetigo · sebum · sebaceous
smallpox
Deadly pustular viral infection
- chickenpoxContagious blistering viral infection
- herpesChronic blister-causing virus
- shinglesOverlapping roof cladding
monkeypox · cowpox · varicella · measles · impetigo · scabies · psoriasis · rosacea · dermatitis · eczema
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
- streptococcusSpherical bacteria in chains
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
contagion · microbes · pyoderma · fever · cellulitis · MRSA · staph · infectious · contamination · spreading
keratosis
Abnormal skin growth
- dermatosisAny skin abnormality
- tineaDermatological fungal infection
- recurrentHappening multiple times
persistent · flareup · remission · outbreak · cyclical · scarring · pockmark
- skin problemswrinkles, eczema, acne, lesions, blackheads
- acneacne, pimple, pimples, zit, zits
- growthsgrowth, growths, tumor, tumors, tumour
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- skin irritationredness, chafing, stinging, irritation, rash
- skin rashesrash, eruption, rashes, spots, red spots
pustulessmooth surface
Plane without irregularities
indentations · depressions · pockmarks · concavities · pits