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Vesículas - Tratamiento

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Ampollas

Cuidados en el hogar:

Como regla general, el médico debe examinar cualquier erupción o brote de la piel, incluyendo vesículas.

Los tratamientos de venta libre están disponibles para ciertas afecciones que causan vesículas, incluyendo hiedra venenosa y herpes labial.

Se debe llamar al médico si:

Se le debe consultar al médico si se presentan ampollas en la piel sin ninguna razón.

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

El médico examina la piel. Algunas vesículas se pueden diagnosticar simplemente por su apariencia.

En muchos casos, sin embargo, se requieren exámenes adicionales. El líquido dentro de una ampolla se puede enviar a un laboratorio para una análisis minucioso. En casos particularmente difíciles, puede ser necesario practicar una biopsia de la piel para realizar o confirmar un diagnóstico.

  • 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

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.

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