Una vesícula es pequeña, de hecho, puede ser tan diminuta como la punta de un alfiler o hasta de 5 a 10 milímetros de ancho.
En muchos casos, las vesículas se rompen fácilmente y liberan líquido sobre la piel. Cuando este líquido se seca, pueden quedar costras amarillas sobre la superficie cutánea.
Causas comunes:
Muchas enfermedades y afecciones pueden causar vesículas. Algunos ejemplos comunes pueden ser:
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
Referencias
Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.
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