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VesÃculas
Definición:
Son pequeñas ampollas llenas de lÃquido.
Ver también: bullas .
Nombres alternativos:
Ampollas
Consideraciones generales:
Una vesÃcula es pequeña, de hecho, puede ser tan diminuta como la punta de un alfiler o hasta de 5 a 10 milÃmetros de ancho.
En muchos casos, las vesÃculas se rompen fácilmente y liberan lÃquido sobre la piel. Cuando este lÃquido se seca, pueden quedar costras amarillas sobre la superficie cutánea.
Causas comunes:
Muchas enfermedades y afecciones pueden causar vesÃculas. Algunos ejemplos comunes pueden ser:
- Reacciones alérgicas a medicamentos
- Dermatitis atópica ( eccema )
- Enfermedades con ampollas en la piel, incluyendo porfiria cutánea tardÃa y dermatitis herpetiforme
- Varicela
- Dermatitis de contacto (puede ser causada por hiedra venenosa)
- Herpes simple (herpes labial o afta, herpes genital)
- Herpes zoster (culebrilla)
- Impétigo
Referencias:
Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine . 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.
Habif TP. Clinical Dermatology . 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004.
- Fecha de revisión: 4/12/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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