A febrile preschool-aged child presents to the after-hours clinic.Varicella is diagnosed on the basis of the illness history and the presence of small,circumscribed skin lesions filled with serous fluid.The nurse documents the varicellar lesions as which type of skin lesion?

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Vesicles are circumscribed,elevated skin lesions filled with serous fluid that measure less than 1 cm.Wheals are irregularly shaped,elevated areas of superficial localized edema that vary in size.They are common with bug bits and hives.Papules are palpable,circumscribed,solid elevations in the skin that are smaller than 1 cm.Pustules are elevations of skin similar to vesicles,but they are filled with pus.

A Febrile Preschool-Aged Child Presents to the After-Hours Clinic