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1. An eruption of pustules. 2. Term occasionally used to designate acropustulosis. [L. pustula, pustule, + G. -osis, condition]
- p. palmaris et plantaris a sterile pustular eruption of the fingers and toes, variously attributed to dyshidrosis, pustular psoriasis, and unidentified bacterial infection. SYN: acrodermatitis continua, acrodermatitis perstans, dermatitis repens.
- p. vacciniformis acuta SYN: eczema herpeticum.
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pus·tu·lo·sis (pus″tu-loґsis) a skin condition marked by an outbreak of pustules.Medical dictionary. 2011.