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Smallpox (variola) causes diffusely distributed vesiculopustular lesions. Lesions are usually denser on the face and extremities than on the trunk. Unlike chickenpox, the lesions are all at a similar stage of development on a given body part.
Image courtesy of the Public Health Image Library of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.