Skin vesicles

Grouped blistering in shingles

As skin vesicles or vesicles ( "bubbles") in which is Dermatology a small accumulation of clear or bloody aqueous (serous) fluid referred to in the skin. Skin vesicles are one of the primary lesions . Blisters are to be separated from accumulations of fluid larger than 5 mm (→ bladder ) or accumulations of pus (→ pustule ).

Histological picture of a subcorneal vesicle in dyshidrosis

Blisters can lie under the cornea (subcorneal vesicle), in or under the dermis . Various skin diseases are possible causes . They can occur with infections (for example herpes simplex , herpes zoster (shingles), smallpox ), autoimmune diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris or also with allergic reactions. Bloody vesicles are mainly found in inflammation of the blood vessels ( vasculitis ) or blood clotting disorders .

literature

• Chiara Noli, Fabia Scarampella: Practical Dermatology in Dogs and Cats. 2nd Edition. Schlütersche Verlagsanstalt, 2005, ISBN 3-87706-713-1 .

Web links

• Wiebke Posmyk: skin vesicles: what's behind them?

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