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A pustule is a small elevation of the skin containing purulent material usually consisting of necrotic inflammatory cells.^[1]^:17^{[nb 1]} Pustules represent collections of neutrophils.^[2]^:172

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^ No absolute size, or range of sizes, is specified in this definition, as there seems to be no general consensus^{[weasel words]} within the literature. Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (see references), specifies no size; some dermatologists^[which?] consider this text an authority on the subject. See also Lack of standardization.

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^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0721629210. LCCN 2005-057588
^ Marks, James G. Jr.; Miller, Jeffrey (2006). Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 1-4160-3185-5. LCCN 2006-046814

[ex01-1] No absolute size, or range of sizes, is specified in this definition, as there seems to be no general consensus^{[weasel words]} within the literature. Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (see references), specifies no size; some dermatologists^[which?] consider this text an authority on the subject. See also Lack of standardization.

[Andrews-0] James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0721629210. LCCN 2005-057588

[Lookingbill-2] Marks, James G. Jr.; Miller, Jeffrey (2006). Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 1-4160-3185-5. LCCN 2006-046814

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