blister

Also known as vesication, blistering, skin vesiculation

A blister is a small pocket of body fluid (lymph, serum, plasma, blood, or pus) within the upper layers of the skin, usually caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure or infection. Most blisters are filled with a clear fluid, either serum or plasma. However, blisters can be filled with blood (known as "blood blisters") or with pus (for instance, if they become infected).

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A blister is a small pocket of fluid that forms in the upper layers of your skin, typically caused by friction, burns, freezing, chemicals, or infection. While most blisters contain clear fluid, they can also fill with blood or pus, and they matter because they're your skin's protective response to injury that usually heals on its own but may need care if infected.

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Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Blister
Medical condition (new).image: Smlp6860.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: Blisters from abrasive rubbing are common on the feet.
Medical condition (new).field: Dermatology
Medical condition (new).causes: Heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, radiation

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Research

20,196 papers

Performing Suction Blister Skin Biopsies.Current protocols · 2024MacDonald EA, Katz EL, Pearson TF et al.DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.1073
Mechanisms of blister induction by autoantibodies.ReviewExperimental dermatology · 2005Sitaru C, Zillikens DDOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2005.00367.x
Blister formation in acute compartment syndrome: Unraveling the underlying predictors.Medicine · 2024Long Y, Yang S, Guo J et al.DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000038191
Gene-Modified Blister Fluid-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Treating Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2023Kikuchi Y, Tamakoshi T, Ishida R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.05.021
Inherited epidermolysis bullosa: update on the clinical and genetic aspects.ReviewAnais brasileiros de dermatologia · 2020Mariath LM, Santin JT, Schuler-Faccini L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.05.001
Fracture Blisters.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Zapata J, Price E, Wlodarczyk SDOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07568-4
Friction Blister by Climbing Harness: A Case Report.Wilderness & environmental medicine · 2019Adhikari S, Dawadi S, Upadhyay JDOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2019.05.001
Dynamics of Mud Blister Worm Infestation and Shell Repair by Oysters.The Biological bulletin · 2021Dorgan KM, Moseley RD, Titus E et al.DOI: 10.1086/713145

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Wikidata facts

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NCI Thesaurus ID: C75564
ICPC 2 ID: S17
Commons category: Blisters
WordLift URL: data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/blisters
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000009

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Contents

Causes
Friction
Burning
Chemical exposure
Blood blister
Medical conditions
Pathophysiology
Friction blisters
Prevention
Friction blisters
Other
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Smaller blisters are called blebs. The word "blister" entered English in the 14th century. It came from the Middle Dutch and was a modification of the Old French , which meant a leprous nodule—a rise in the skin due to leprosy.