A 22-year-old male college student has presented to his campus medical clinic distraught at the emergence of numerous small blisters on the shaft of his penis

On examination, the clinician notes that the lesions are between 2 and 4 mm in diameter and are filled with serous fluid. The clinician would document the presence of:
A) Pustules
B) Macules
C) Vesicles
D) Papules


Ans: C
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Vesicles are less than 1 cm in diameter and filled with serous fluid, such as the lesions typical of herpes simplex. Macules are small variations in skin color that are nonpalpable, while pustules are filled with pus. Papules are small, solid masses.

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