Blisters
Blisters: Introduction
A blister is an amount of fluid that is trapped
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Causes of Blisters:
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causes of Blisters.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Blisters:
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Blisters: Symptom Checker
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Blisters Treatments
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Alternative Treatments for Blisters
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Diagnostic tests for Blisters:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Blisters. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Rash examination - examine characteristics of blister(s).
- Examine distribution or pattern of lesions ( are the lesions localized or widespread?) e.g. blisters in shingles occur in a dermatomal distribution - are the lesions all at the same stage of evolution e.g. chicken pox is characterized by starting as papules , then change to blisters which then crust over. The three stages present together.
- Temperature - fever can suggest chicken pox, Staphylococcal skin syndrome, erythema multiforme.
- Complete physical examination - disease does not usually affect the skin in isolation.
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Medications or substances causing Blisters:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Blisters as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Blisters
Blisters: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Blisters may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Blisters
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Blisters.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have the blister(s) been present?
Why: to determine if acute or chronic.
- Widespread or localized? If widespread may suggest atopic dermatitis, dermatitis herpetiformis, chickenpox, erythema multiforme, pemphigoid, pemphigus or drug eruption. If localized may suggest pompholyx, contact dermatitis, psoriasis, impetigo, herpes simplex
- Size of the blister(s)?
Why: if less than 1cm called a vesicle ; if more than 1cm called a bulla.
- Location of the blister(s) and where did they start?
Why: can help determine cause of blisters e.g. shingles are often on the central trunk; atopic dermatitis often on face and in flexures such as behind knee; herpes simplex usually on mouth or genitals; chicken pox usually on face, scalp and trunk.
- Are the contents of the blisters clear fluid?
Why: if not clear fluid , they are not blisters e.g. pus filled lesion is a pustule and may have different causes.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Blisters) may include:
- Itchy
Why: may suggest chicken pox, dermatitis herpetiformis, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis (eczema), herpes simplex.
- Skin pain
Why: eg. In shingles the rash is preceded by several days of skin pain with hypersensitivity, In Staphylococcal scaled skin syndrome skin is tender.
- Systemic symptoms
Why: eg. fever, headache, malaise - may suggest chicken pox, shingles, hand foot and mouth disease, herpes simplex, Staphylococcal skin syndrome.
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Misdiagnosis and Blisters
Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer
from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed.
The main problem is that psoriasis is rare in children, and not often
seen by physicians for this reason.
children may receive treatment for fungal skin infections.
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News Archives for Blisters
Medical news articles related to Blisters include:
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Pustular rash
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Skin, scaly
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Skin, scaly
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Causes of Blisters listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Blisters as a symptom include:
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Article Excerpts about Blisters
Blisters can form if shoes always rub the same spot. Wearing
shoes that do not fit or wearing shoes without socks can cause blisters.
Blisters can become infected. (Source: excerpt from Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy: NIDDK)
Definitions of Blisters:
Visible accumulations of fluid within or beneath the epidermis.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Organs affected by Blisters:
The list of organs typically affected by Blisters may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Blisters
The list below shows some of the causes of Blisters mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Blisters
How Common are these Causes of Blisters?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Blisters.
Of the 422
causes of Blisters that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 6
causes are "very common" diseases
- 6
causes are "common" diseases
- 4
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 4
causes are "rare" diseases
- 10
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 399
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Blisters
Conditions listing symptoms: Blisters:
The following list of conditions
have 'Blisters' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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- Callistin shellfish poisoning
... urticaria
- Callosities, hereditary painful
... blisters
- Canary ivy poisoning
... blistered skin
- Candelabra cactus poisoning
... skin blisters
- Candidiasis
... small blisters
- Caper spruge poisoning
... skin blisters
- Caterpillar complication poisoning
... blistered skin, urticaria
- Cellulitis
... scabs, blisters
- Cercarial dermatitis
... small blisters
- Chemical allergy
... skin blisters
- Chemical burn
... skin blisters
- Chemical burn - skin
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - 1,2-Dibromoethane
... blistered skin, skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - 1-Amino-2-propanol
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - 2,4-Dichlorophenol
... skin blistering
- Chemical poisoning - acetic acid
... skin blistering
- Chemical poisoning - Acrylonitrile
... skin blistering, skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Allyl alcohol
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Allyl Glycidyl Ether
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Ammonia
... urticaria
- Chemical poisoning - Ammonium Bifluoride
... skin pustules
- Chemical poisoning - Benzene
... blistered skin
- Chemical poisoning - Butylamines
... skin blistering
- Chemical poisoning - Calcium hypochlorite
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Captafol
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Chlorinated naphthalene
... skin pustules
- Chemical poisoning - Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile
... skin blistering
- Chemical poisoning - Epichlorohydrin
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Ethyleneamine
... skin blistering
- Chemical poisoning - Formaldehyde
... urticaria
- Chemical poisoning - Hexachlorobutadiene
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Hexamethylene Diisocyanate
... skin blistering
- Chemical poisoning - Hydrogen Fluoride
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Lewisite
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Methyl Bromide
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Morpholine
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Palladium
... urticaria
- Chemical poisoning - Pentachlorophenol
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Pepper Spray
... skin blistering
- Chemical poisoning - Platinum
... urticaria
- Chemical poisoning - Rhodium
... urticaria
- Chemical poisoning - Selenium Dioxide
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Sodium Azide
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Sodium Hypochlorite
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Sulfur Trioxide
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide
... urticaria
- Chemical poisoning - Thioglycolic Acid
... skin blisters
- Chemical poisoning - Vinyl Acetate
... skin blisters
- Chickenpox
... itchy blisters, scabbing of blisters, scabbing of blisters, blister-like rash
- Chirodropidae poisoning
... urticaria
- Chrome contact allergy
... skin blistering
- Churee poisoning
... skin blisters
- Cocky Apple stinging caterpillar poisoning
... urticaria
- Common Woolly Bear moth caterpillar poisoning
... urticaria
- Condoms and diaphragms induced allergies
... skin blisters
- Congenital herpes simplex
... blisters
- Connective tissue disorders
... blistered skin
- Contact dermatitis
... skin blisters
- Creeping disease
... blistering
- Creeping Spurge poisoning
... skin blistering
- Crown of Thorns poisoning
... skin blistering
- Cutaneous mastocytosis
... Blister formation, blistering of skin lesions
- Cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis
... blisters
- Cutaneous vascularitis
... skin pustules
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- Ectodermal dysplasia/ skin fragility syndrome
... blistered skin
- Eczema
... crusting, crusty rash on cheek, blistered patches, crusty leg blisters, Urticaria, crusty arm blisters, blisters, weeping spots, skin blisters
- Eczema vaccinatum
... blistered skin
- Electrical burns
... Blistering
- Electrocution
... Blistering
- English Ivy poisoning
... skin blistering
- Epidermalolysis bullosa
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysa bullosa simplex and limb girdle muscular dystrophy
... blistered skin, skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa
... painful blisters, skin blistering, skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
... blisters, mucous membrane blisters, skin blisters
- Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica, Autosomal Dominant
... blistered skin
- Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, Bart type
... blistered skin
- Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, dominant type
... blistered skin
- Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica, Pretibial
... blistered skin
- Epidermolysis bullosa intraepidermic
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa inversa dystrophica
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysis Bullosa Pruriginosa
... blistered skin
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Cockayne-Touraine type
... blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Koebner type
... blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Ogna type
... blisters on palms, blisters on soles
- Epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa, acquired
... mucous membrane blisters, skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa, dermolytic
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa, generalized atrophic benign
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional, Herlitz-Pearson
... skin blisters
- Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional, with pyloric atrophy
... blistering skin, mucous membrane blisters
- Epidermolytic epidermolysis bullosa
... skin blisters
- Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis
... skin blisters
- Erucism
... skin blistering
- Erysipelas
... pus-filled blisters
- Erythema multiforme
... blisters
- Erythrokeratodermia ataxia
... urticaria
- Ethylenediamine dihydrochloride mix allergy
... skin blisters
- Euphorbium poisoning
... skin blistering
- Exfoliative dermatitis
... crusted skin
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Conditions listing complications: Blisters:
The following list of conditions
have 'Blisters' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Causes of Blisters Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Blisters based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Blisters?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Blisters, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Blisters:
Bullae, Vesicles (skin), Vesicular rash, Vesiculobullous rash, Vesiculopustular rash, Blistering eruption
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Blisters:
Subtypes of Blisters:
Scabs (7 causes), Skin blistering (45 causes), Pustular rash, Scaly eruptions, Scabbing skin, Weals (82 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Blisters:
Sores (406 causes), Skin lesion (400 causes), Skin symptoms (5718 causes), Skin problems (3429 causes)
Symptoms related to Blisters:
Skin rash (953 causes), Skin ulcers, Acne (48 causes), Pimples (12 causes), Hemorrhagic rash (3 causes), Bleeding under the skin (6 causes), Dermatitis (97 causes), Contact, ID reaction/dermatophytid, Pemphigus, Toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome, Pemphigoid, Bullous, Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Erythema multiforme, Pemphigus vulgaris, Behcet's syndrome
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