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      -macule
      -patch
      -papule
      -plaque
      -nodule
      -tumor
      -vesicle
      -bulla
      -pustule
      -cyst
 Secondary Lesions
      -scale       
      -crust
      -excoriation
      
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      -erosion
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 Distinct Lesions
      -wheal/hive
      -burrow
      -comedone
      -atrophy
      -keloid
      -fibrosis
      -petechiae
      -telangiectasis
      -milium

Wheals

Wheal

A wheal or hive describes a short lived (< 24 hours), edematous, well circumscribed papule or plaque seen in urticaria

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