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Dental Skin lesions 11c7a971

A 12-year old boy is brought to the clinic by his father to get treatment for this condition on his face. What is the most appropriate morphologic term for these lesions?

A
Abscess
B
Nodule
C
Vesicle
D
Pustule
High-Yield Explanation
Pustules are raised lesions containing purulent exudate; vesicular processes such as varicella or herpes simplex may evolve to pustules A circumscribed lesion that contains purulent material. It may occur within a pilosebaceous follicle or a sweat duct or, less often, on glabrous skin. Most commonly due to infections, but some eruptions typically cause sterile pustules.

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