papule

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Skin lesions traditionally appear soon after infection as a rash – small pimples or round papules on the face, hands or genitalia.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2022

The monkeypox rash results in well-rounded skin lesions, and as they progress, they turn into papules, which are raised areas of the skin that can appear like a pencil eraser, McQuiston said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2022

The monkeypox rash results in well-rounded skin lesions, and as they progress, they turn into papules, which are higher raised areas of the skin that can appear like a pencil eraser, McQuiston said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2022

If the dry skin evolves into a red rash with scaly, itchy papules or patches, this is a tell-tale sign of eczema.

From Fox News • Sep. 23, 2020

The subject’s papules at this time — the third day since their first appearance— consolidated and gave rise to pustular vesicles, which no amount of 1.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson