pustules

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But the certain signs of the plague were spots, pustules, and swellings, which spread over the whole body.

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  • In many cases they have cooled as round pustules, as if a bullet were enclosed; on breaking them the internal surface is covered with a crop of beautiful crystals of silver with their heads all directed to the centre of the bubble, which otherwise is empty. —  The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II, 1869-1873
  • Continuing the theme, the first bean rust pustules are appearing in spring beans, and it looks like 2 fungicide sprays will be required this year. —  FWi - All News
  • When the pustules are delayed and if there is nausea, then Antimonium tart will be a good choice. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • On examination, he was a healthy-appearing boy with a widespread eruption characterized by erythematous, annular, and polycyclic plaques studded with numerous tiny pustules (Figure 1 and Figure 2). —  Archives of Pediatrics current issue
  • It is contained in the pustules, and in the excretions and exhalations of affected individuals. —  The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand
 

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