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Papule

Molluscum contagiosum - close-up
Molluscum contagiosum - close-up
Molluscum contagiosum - close-up of the chest
Molluscum contagiosum - close-up of the chest
Lichen nitidus on the abdomen
Lichen nitidus on the abdomen

Definition

  

A papule is solid, raised spot on the skin that is less than 1 centimeter wide.

See also: Skin lesion


Considerations

  


Common Causes

  


Home Care

  


Call your health care provider if

  


What to expect at your health care provider's office

  


 
Review Date: 10/28/2008
Reviewd By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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