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Blistering is a bubble of skin filled with fluid. They can occur to excessive rubbing (as with a new pair of shoes), or from burns.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Very common

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Skin

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Burn (from heat or fire)
Condition
Diaper rash
Condition
Contact dermatitis (rash)
Condition
Herpes simplex
Condition
Infected insect bite
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Oxsoralen topical
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