Papule

A papule is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid, varying in size from a pinhead to 1 cm. They can be either brown, purple, pink or red in colour. The papules may open when scratched and become infected and crusty.

Diseases of the skin that develop papules

There are many skin diseases which develop papules such as chickenpox which is derived from the varicella zoster virus. Lichen Planus is a skin disease which forms angular, purple papules.

Origin

The word "Papule" is derived from the Latin word "Papula."

Translation

The word "Papule" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Papel, Esperanto: Papulo, Spanish: Pápula, Persian: سفت‌دانه, Italian: Papula, Japanese: 丘疹, Norwegian (Bokmål): Papuler, Polish: Grudka, Portuguese: Pápula, Vietnamese: Sẩn (da liễu học).